An elegy is a lament, or a mourning for the dead or things past. Probably the most famous elegy is Thomas Gray's "Elegy written in a country churchyard" (1751). Text here: http://www.bartleby.com/101/453.html
Elegiac poetry is a form of poetry that expresses sorrow or lament for someone or something lost, often focusing on themes of mourning, loss, or remembrance. It typically conveys a sense of melancholy and reflection on mortality.
While elegy poems are not exactly the most joyful type of literature available, they are certainly worth knowing about since they provide details to the reader about someone else's life. One well known example of an elegy is Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard."
Generally, elegies serve to mourn the loss of a loved one; but, they can sometimes be about different types of feelings of sadness or loss of productivity as opposed to solely focusing on death.
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A mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
Originally written to express sorrow
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poda loose naya,panni,panada,paradesi,theru poruki mootu kadada nee onu solla thavaella
Karl Pomeroy Harrington has written: 'Helps to the intelligent study of college preparatory Latin' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Latin literature, History 'The Roman elegiac poets' -- subject(s): Elegiac poetry, Elegiac poetry, Latin, Latin Elegiac poetry, Latin poetry, Latin poetry (Collections), Poetry
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Vincent Du Val has written: 'La pompe funebre' -- subject(s): Elegiac poetry, French, French Elegiac poetry
Some of the notable figures known for writing elegiac poetry include Ovid, Publius Ovidius Naso, and Thomas Gray.
The men who wrote elegiac poetry were known as elegiac poets. Some notable examples of ancient Greek elegiac poets include Callinus, Tyrtaeus, Mimnermus, Solon, Theognis, and Phocylides. These poets often expressed themes of love, loss, war, and the passage of time in their works.
Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid
mourning for the dead things or past
Antonius Gigas has written: 'Carmina Antonii Gigantis Forosemproniensis' -- subject(s): Elegiac poetry, Latin, Hendecasyllable, Hexameter, Latin Elegiac poetry, Latin poetry, Medieval and modern, Medieval and modern Latin poetry
Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid
Samuel Faireclough has written: 'Svffolks tears, or, Elegies on the renowned knight Sir Nathaniel Barnardiston' -- subject(s): Elegiac poetry, English, English Elegiac poetry
Nicolaus Bach has written: 'De lugubri graecorum elegia, specimen primum' -- subject(s): Elegiac poetry, Greek, Greek Elegiac poetry, History and criticism
Matthew Arnold is the greatest elegiac poet in the world of poetry.His most famous elegiac poems are The Scholar Gipsy, Thyrsis, Dover Beach, A Summer Night, Rugby Chapel. His elegiac poetry is more than a mere expression pf sorrow. His poetry invariably becomes reflective and philosophical. Poetry according to Matthew Arnold is a criticism of life. This is quite true about his own poetry. Garrod rightly says: "His poetry, profoundly melancholic, runs from the world, runs from it, as I think, hurt, hurt in some vital part.