Pastoral - Revision history

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	The adjective "pastoral" can be applied to other genres of literatures that take up the motifs of life in the countryside.		The adjective "pastoral" can be applied to other genres of literatures that take up the motifs of life in the countryside.

	Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579, a collection of pastoral poems) and [[~~Sidney\|~~Philip Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84, a pastoral [[romance]]).		Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579, a collection of pastoral poems) and [[Philip Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84, a pastoral [[romance]]).

	In the [[Restoration]] period pastoral was still very popular. The tone got a bit more sensual (e.g., [[Aphra Behn]], "The Willing Mistress", 1673), was transposed to the city (e.g., [[John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester\|Rochester]], "A Ramble in St James' Park") or was satirically transposed to the low and obscene (e.g., Rochester, "Fair Chloris in a Pigsty Lay").		In the [[Restoration]] period pastoral was still very popular. The tone got a bit more sensual (e.g., [[Aphra Behn]], "The Willing Mistress", 1673), was transposed to the city (e.g., [[John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester\|Rochester]], "A Ramble in St James' Park") or was satirically transposed to the low and obscene (e.g., Rochester, "Fair Chloris in a Pigsty Lay").

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	A pastoral is "a deliberately conventional [[poetry\|poem]] expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural setting" (Abrams 202).		A '''pastoral''' is "a deliberately conventional [[poetry\|poem]] expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural setting" (Abrams 202). The name derived from the Latin word ''pastor'', shepherd.

	The name derived from the Latin word ''pastor'', shepherd.

	The adjective "pastoral" can be applied to other genres of literatures that take up the motifs of life in the countryside.		The adjective "pastoral" can be applied to other genres of literatures that take up the motifs of life in the countryside.
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	Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579, a collection of pastoral poems) and [[Sidney\|Philip Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84, a pastoral [[romance]]).		Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579, a collection of pastoral poems) and [[Sidney\|Philip Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84, a pastoral [[romance]]).

	In the Restoration period pastoral was still very popular. The tone got a bit more sensual (e.g., Aphra Behn, "The Willing Mistress", 1673), was transposed to the city (e.g., Rochester, "A Ramble in St James' Park) or was satirically transposed to the low and obscene (e.g., Rochester, "Fair Chloris in a Pigsty Lay").		In the [[Restoration]] period pastoral was still very popular. The tone got a bit more sensual (e.g., [[Aphra Behn]], "The Willing Mistress", 1673), was transposed to the city (e.g., [[John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester\|Rochester]], "A Ramble in St James' Park") or was satirically transposed to the low and obscene (e.g., Rochester, "Fair Chloris in a Pigsty Lay").


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			==Reference==
	M. H. Abrams: ''A Glossary of Literary Terms''. Seventh Edition. New York et al.: Harcourt Brace, 1999.		M. H. Abrams: ''A Glossary of Literary Terms''. Seventh Edition. New York et al.: Harcourt Brace, 1999.

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	Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579, a collection of pastoral poems) and [[Sidney\|Philip Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84, a pastoral [[romance]]).		Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579, a collection of pastoral poems) and [[Sidney\|Philip Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84, a pastoral [[romance]]).

			In the Restoration period pastoral was still very popular. The tone got a bit more sensual (e.g., Aphra Behn, "The Willing Mistress", 1673), was transposed to the city (e.g., Rochester, "A Ramble in St James' Park) or was satirically transposed to the low and obscene (e.g., Rochester, "Fair Chloris in a Pigsty Lay").

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	M. H. Abrams: ''A Glossary of Literary Terms''. Seventh Edition. New York et al.: Harcourt Brace, 1999.		M. H. Abrams: ''A Glossary of Literary Terms''. Seventh Edition. New York et al.: Harcourt Brace, 1999.

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	The name derived from the Latin word ''pastor'', shepherd.		The name derived from the Latin word ''pastor'', shepherd.

	The adjective "pastoral" can be applied to other genres of literatures that take up the ~~classical~~ motifs.		The adjective "pastoral" can be applied to other genres of literatures that take up the motifs of life in the countryside.

	Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579, a collection of pastoral poems) and [[Sidney\|Philip Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84, a pastoral [[romance]]).		Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579, a collection of pastoral poems) and [[Sidney\|Philip Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84, a pastoral [[romance]]).

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	~~The~~ pastoral is "a deliberately conventional [[poetry\|poem]] expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural setting." ~~Its name derived from the Latin word ''pastor'', shepherd~~.		A pastoral is "a deliberately conventional [[poetry\|poem]] expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural setting" (Abrams 202).

	Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579) and ~~Philip~~ [[Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84).		The name derived from the Latin word ''pastor'', shepherd.

			The adjective "pastoral" can be applied to other genres of literatures that take up the classical motifs.

			Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579, a collection of pastoral poems) and [[Sidney\|Philip Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84, a pastoral [[romance]]).


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	M. H. Abrams: ''A Glossary of Literary Terms''. Seventh Edition. New York et al.: Harcourt Brace, 1999~~. 202~~.		M. H. Abrams: ''A Glossary of Literary Terms''. Seventh Edition. New York et al.: Harcourt Brace, 1999.

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	The pastoral is "a deliberately conventional [[poetry\|poem]] expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural setting." Its name derived from the Latin word ''pastor'', shepherd.		The pastoral is "a deliberately conventional [[poetry\|poem]] expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural setting." Its name derived from the Latin word ''pastor'', shepherd.

	Examples from the Renaissance include Edmund Spenser's ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579) and Philip Sidney's ''Arcadia'' (1581-84).		Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579) and Philip [[Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84).

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	~~Its name derived from Latin "pastor", shepherd, the~~ pastoral is "a deliberately conventional [[poetry\|poem]] expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural setting."		The pastoral is "a deliberately conventional [[poetry\|poem]] expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural setting." Its name derived from the Latin word ''pastor'', shepherd.

	Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579) and [[Philip Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84).		Examples from the Renaissance include Edmund Spenser's ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579) and Philip Sidney's ''Arcadia'' (1581-84).

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	Its name derived from Latin "pastor", shepherd, the pastoral is "a deliberately conventional [[poetry\|poem]] expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural setting."		Its name derived from Latin "pastor", shepherd, the pastoral is "a deliberately conventional [[poetry\|poem]] expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural setting."

	Examples from the Renaissance include Edmund Spenser's ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579) and Philip Sidney's ''Arcadia'' (1581-84).		Examples from the [[Renaissance]] include [[Edmund Spenser]]'s ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579) and [[Philip Sidney]]'s ''Arcadia'' (1581-84).

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Its name derived from Latin "pastor", shepherd, the pastoral is "a deliberately conventional [[poetry|poem]] expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural setting."

Examples from the Renaissance include Edmund Spenser's ''Shepherd's Calendar'' (1579) and Philip Sidney's ''Arcadia'' (1581-84).

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M. H. Abrams: ''A Glossary of Literary Terms''. Seventh Edition. New York et al.: Harcourt Brace, 1999. 202.