Idyll I

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Idyll I is a pastoral poem by the ancient Greek poet Theocritus, often regarded as a foundational work of bucolic poetry depicting rustic life and love.

All labels observed (2)

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Idyll I canonical 2
Idylls 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek poem
bucolic poem
pastoral poem
author Theocritus
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
depicts love
rustic life
shepherds
form narrative poem
genre bucolic poetry
pastoral poetry
hasCharacterType goatherds
herdsmen
shepherds
hasCreator Theocritus
hasTitleInEnglish Idyll I
influenced European pastoral tradition
Roman pastoral poetry
Virgil's Eclogues
language Ancient Greek
literaryMovement Alexandrian poetry
literarySignificance foundational work of bucolic poetry
literaryTradition Hellenistic poetry
meter dactylic hexameter
originalScript Greek alphabet
partOf Idylls of Theocritus
period Hellenistic period
setting countryside
theme lament
song competition
unrequited love

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Referenced by (3)

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Theocritus notableWork Idylls
linked to: Idyll I
Theocritus hasWork Idyll I
Idyll I hasTitleInEnglish Idyll I