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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
Keywords:
poetry, rural life, eighteenth century, #greatwriters
Source:
University of Oxford Podcasts
Cite: Pastoral Poetry by Kathleen Lawton-Trask at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/pastoral-poetry. Published on 16 September 2013. Accessed on 27 November 2024.

If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: Pastoral Poetry (http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/) by Kathleen Lawton-Trask, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).