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
Contributors: Kathleen Lawton-Trask
In Collection(s): Miscellanies
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