Pastoral Poetry
Introduces the poetry of rural life, and its debt to classical sources.
Often idealised, the rural and the rustic play an important part in eighteenth-century poetry. This podcast gives a glimpse into the natural world seen through eighteenth-century eyes.
Date Published:
16 September 2013
Source:
Contributors:
Kathleen Lawton-Trask
In Collection(s):
Miscellanies
Keywords:
#greatwriters, eighteenth century, rural life, poetry
Cite:
Pastoral Poetry at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/pastoral-poetry. Published on 16 September 2013. Accessed on 14 May 2026.
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