Meanings of pastoral poetry in English

Point out any differences you find between Shakespeare's and Spenser's pastoral poetry.

From the time of Theocritus pastoral poetry pure and simple has steadily declined.

This is the sentimental pastoral poetry of Hellenism reborn and intensified.

It was, however, in pastoral poetry that Spenser's influence found its pleasantest outlet.

The Italians soon transferred pastoral poetry into their own language.

Theocritus, a Greek poet of the third century B.C., was the founder of pastoral poetry.

His newly-wedded wife was one, and the other was his rustic Muse-theangel of homely pastoral poetry:

But the earlier chapters have all the sweetness of pastoral poetry, together with all the vivacity of comedy.

The pastoral poetry of the peninsula is so local in its allusions that it cannot adequately be translated into English.

Besides, to be quite honest, rural table-talk, except in Mr. Hardy's novels or pastoral poetry, is, to say the least, lacking in variety.

The echoes of pastoral poetry in Spain are heard far back among the old ballads; but the Italian forms were early introduced and naturalized.

There was a golden harvest moon and the scene from the spacious piazza overlooking the hills of York was a dream of pastoral poetry.

Thomson's poetry was not pastoral poetry at its best; seeing inanimate nature is not in itself sufficient theme for poetry, lacking passion, depth, power.

Among his rivals was Guarini, who afterwards emulated him in pastoral poetry, and who accused him on this occasion of courting two ladies at once.

Pastoral poetry, my dear Spenser, doth not require tears and lamentations.

Pastoral Poetry and Didactic Poetry; the Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.-9.