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The Pastoral

The Pastoral. The Pastoral. Based on the word Pastor which is Latin for Shepherd Deals with shepherds and the rustic life Highly conventionalized poetic style Presents an idealized (romanticized) view of the rustic life rather than a realistic view Dates back to the 3 rd century B.C.

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The Pastoral

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  1. The Pastoral

  2. The Pastoral • Based on the word Pastor which is Latin for Shepherd • Deals with shepherds and the rustic life • Highly conventionalized poetic style • Presents an idealized (romanticized) view of the rustic life rather than a realistic view • Dates back to the 3rd century B.C.

  3. The Pastoral • Common topics include • Love & Seduction • Death & Mourning • Corruption of the city/court vs. the purity of nature

  4. The Pastoral • Shakespeare & his contemporaries revived & imitated this classical form • Most famous pastoral of the age: Christopher Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”

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