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Contents. hide. (Top) Literature. Pastoral literature in general. Pastoral poetry. Pastoral epic. Pastoral romances. Pastoral plays. Pastoral science fiction. Post-pastoral, urban pastoral and other variants. Pastoral music. Pastoral art. Religious usage. In Christianity. Pastoral theory. See also. References. Further reading. External links.
Pastoral literature, class of literature that presents the society of shepherds as free from the complexity and corruption of city life. Many of the idylls written in its name are far remote from the realities of any life, rustic or urban. Among the writers who have used the pastoral convention.
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15 de mar. de 2011 · One of the enduring traditions of Western literary history, pastoral is often mischaracterized as a catchall for literature about rural themes and nature in general. In What Is Pastoral? , distinguished literary historian Paul Alpers argues that pastoral is based upon a fundamental fiction—that the lives of shepherds or other socially humble figures represent the lives of human beings in ...
- Paul Alpers
- March 15, 2011
2 de abr. de 2009 · This article looks at the history of pastoral literature. It examines some decisive moments in the growth and decline of pastoral in order to identify the characteristic attractions of a genre that was once a canonical element of the Western literary tradition and considers the reasons and circumstances under which a genre ceases to ...
The pastoral elegy is a poem about both death and idyllic rural life. Often, the pastoral elegy features shepherds. The genre is actually a subgroup of pastoral poetry , as the elegy takes the pastoral elements and relates them to expressing grief at a loss.
Summary. Pastoral refers to any representation of the countryside or life in the countryside that emphasizes its beautiful and pleasurable aspects. Although the term has come to be used broadly to describe paintings, novels, and popular media, it originated and developed in the poetry of ancient Greece and Rome.
Paul Alpers. One of the enduring traditions of Western literary history, pastoral is often mischaracterized as a catchall for literature about rural themes and nature in general. In What Is Pastoral?, distinguished literary historian Paul Alpers argues that pastoral is based upon a fundamental fiction—that the lives of shepherds or other ...
