Thyrsis: A Monody And The Scholar Gypsy is a book written by Matthew Arnold and published in 1910. It is a collection of two poems: ""Thyrsis"" and ""The Scholar Gypsy"". ""Thyrsis"" is a monody, which is a type of poem that mourns the death of a friend or loved one. The poem is about Arnold's friend Arthur Hugh Clough, who died in 1861. It is a tribute to their friendship and to Clough's life and work. ""The Scholar Gypsy"" is a narrative poem that...
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