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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Pastoral Information
1,866 words, approx. 6 pages
 Pastoral, as an adjective, refers to the lifestyle of shepherds and pastoralists, moving livestock around larger areas of land according to seasons and availability of water and feed. "Pastoral" also describes literature, art and music which depicts the... 
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 AP News Pastor: stop complaining
5/3/2007: 935 words, approx. 3 pagesThe Rev. Will Bowen tries not to complain. He wants everyone else to stop carping, too _ all 6 billion of us on the planet.And his message, first preached in a sermon at his small suburban church, has caught on _ even though some critics... summary from source:
CommenTerry Pastoral Sleight of Hand
2/22/2007: 476 words, approx. 2 pagesPastoral sleight of hand occurs when a pastor intentionally and unceremoniously substitutes one biblical principle or concept for another similar, but distinctly different one. This causes confusion because most of his or her parishioners are unable to distinguish between the two -- a situation he...
 Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Peter Lindenbaum
21,992 words, approx. 73 pages
 In the following essay, Lindenbaum traces the development of Shakespeare's anti-pastoral sentiment in his works. Beginning with The Two Gentlemen of Verona, the critic notes that the forest in this early play is sentimentalized, a place of idleness (otium) where none of society's rules apply or must be obeyed. By contrast, he argues, the pastoral realms of his later plays, including As You Like It, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest, are not that different from the ordinary world in th... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Paul Alpers
16,773 words, approx. 56 pages
In the following essay, Alpers identifies Shakespearean characters who, like Melibee and Colin Clout in Spenser's Faerie Queene, assume the role of the traditional literary shepherd to assert pastoral virtues and values. Alpers describes the following characters as “representative shepherds”: Costard in Love's Labour's Lost, Corin in As You Like It, the grave-digger in Hamlet, and Florizel, Perdita, Autolycus, and Polixenes in Act IV of The Winter's Tale.
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Critical Essay by Frank Kermode
10,394 words, approx. 35 pages
In the following excerpt, Kermode looks at the scope of the pastoral form, especially as it was used by English Renaissance poets; outlines its history and its critical and philosophical background; and discusses the general theory of Imitation as it relates to the pastoral.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 92%The Portrayal of Rural Life in 18th Century Poetry
1,667 words, approx. 6 pages
The presentation of rural life in eighteenth century poetry, including the meaning of pastoral poetry and the poetic conventions of anti-pastoral poetry. Plus, an analysis of "The Thresher's Labour" by Stephen Duck.
exploring the presentation of rural life in eighteenth century poetry, by studying the poetic conventions of anti-pastoral poetry and more particularly by analysing `The Thresher's labour' by Stephen Duck.
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