Lycidas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23211425 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Martin Evans (University of British Columbia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Pages | 39-53 |
| Publication date | 1999-07-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Cambridge companion to Milton (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/ccol052165226x.003 |
| OpenAlex | W4238316600 |
| ISBN | 9780521652261 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
On 10 August 1637 a pious young Cambridge graduate called Edward King was drowned in the Irish Sea when the ship carrying him to Ireland to visit his family struck a rock off the Welsh coast and sank. The author of some rather undistinguished Latin verses, King had intended to take Holy Orders and pursue a career in the church, but in 1637 he was still a fellow at Milton's old college, Christ's, which he had entered when Milton was in his second year. He was evidently a well respected and popular figure in the University community, so much so that when the news of his death reached Cambridge a group of his friends and colleagues decided to organize a volume of memorial verses in his honour. Although Milton does not appear to have been a particularly close friend of King's, he was nevertheless invited to contribute to the collection. Published in 1638 under the title Justa Edouardo King naufrago, the volume contained thirty-six poems in all, twenty-three in Greek or Latin followed by thirteen in English. Milton's contribution, the last in the collection, was Lycidas.
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |