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100	1		_aRapin, René, _d1621-1687
245	1	0	_aDe Carmine Pastorali : _bPrefixed to Thomas Creech's translation of the Idylliums of Theocritus (1684)
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2004
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aAugustan Reprint Society, publication number 08
500			_aFirst published in Latin, with Rapin's eclogues, under the title: Eclogae, cum dissertatione de carmine pastorali. Parisiis, apud S. Cramoisy, 1659. The English translation by Thomas Creech, prefixed to his translation of the Idylliums of Theocritus, appeared in 1684.
500			_aRelease date is 2004-12-28
508			_aDavid Starner, Louise Hope and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520			_a"De Carmine Pastorali" by René Rapin is a critical treatise on pastoral poetry, written in the 17th century. This scholarly work serves to explore the nature, rules, and significance of pastoral poetry, emphasizing the adherence to classical models, particularly those laid down by Theocritus and Virgil. Rapin’s analysis seeks to elevate the genre by arguing for its inherent dignity, aligning it with themes representative of innocence, simplicity, and the 'Golden Age.' The opening of "De Carmine Pastorali" introduces the reader to the topic of pastoral literature by establishing its historical and literary context. Rapin begins by addressing the common misconception regarding the pastoral's perceived inferiority and strives to defend its elegance and worth by citing the authority of ancient poets and critics. He summarizes his intentions, positing that pastoral poetry should exhibit not only simplicity but also a graceful nearness to nature. In laying the groundwork for his subsequent arguments, Rapin alludes to various exemplars and critical figures in the classical tradition, hinting at the depth of analysis and discourse that will follow in the treatise. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cLos Angeles: The Augustan Reprint Society, 1947
653			_aPastoral poetry -- History and criticism
653			_aTheocritus. Idylls
700	1		_aCongleton, J. E. _q(James Edmund), _d1901-1993
700	1		_aCreech, Thomas, _d1659-1700
830		0	_aAugustan Reprint Society, publication number 08
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14495
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