Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 560 Greg, W. W. (Walter Wilson) 1875 1959 Greg, Walter Wilson, Sir Greg, Walter W. (Walter Wilson) Pastoral Poetry & Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama Preface -- Foreign pastoral poetry -- Pastoral poetry in England -- Italian pastoral drama -- Dramatic origins of the English pastoral drama -- The three masterpieces: I. Fletcher's Faithful shepherdess. II. Randolph's Amyntas. III. Jonson's Sad shepherd -- The English pastoral drama -- Masques and general influence -- Appendix: I. On the origin and development of the Italian pastoral drama. II. Bibliography. Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "Pastoral Poetry & Pastoral Drama" by W. W. Greg is a literary inquiry published in the early 20th century. This work explores the evolution and significance of pastoral literature, with a particular emphasis on pre-Restoration English pastoral drama and its foundations in the broader European pastoral tradition. Greg investigates various forms of pastoral poetry and drama, tracing their origins and transformations across centuries. The opening of the inquiry outlines Greg's motivation for writing this extensive examination. He details a decade-long journey that began with a short article on English pastoral drama, emphasizing its necessity for a nuanced understanding of broader European pastoralism. The text introduces the complex nature of pastoral literature, which often blurs the lines between reality and artistic idealization, and sets the stage for a more intricate analysis of its historical and literary development, starting with foreign influences before navigating through English pastoral practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism Pastoral poetry -- History and criticism English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism Pastoral poetry, English -- History and criticism Country life in literature PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 1182068 2025-07-05T13:38:18.434831 text/html 1168000 2024-10-28T19:15:59 text/html 532621 2025-07-05T13:38:35.537707 application/epub+zip 571822 2025-07-05T13:38:22.716790 application/epub+zip 560016 2025-07-05T13:38:20.919778 application/epub+zip 973164 2025-07-05T13:38:44.052151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 869321 2025-07-05T13:38:33.916692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 847249 2022-09-06T19:18:44.864670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1092083 2025-07-05T13:38:16.589822 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1072418 2024-10-28T19:15:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17822 2025-07-05T13:38:44.191133 application/rdf+xml 16013 2025-07-05T13:38:21.510770 image/jpeg 3885 2025-07-05T13:38:21.231747 image/jpeg 514450 2025-07-05T13:38:18.520771 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia