Idyll VII
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Idyll VII is a pastoral poem by the ancient Greek poet Theocritus, often regarded as one of his most refined and influential bucolic works.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek poem
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pastoral poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Ageanax (within the poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateName | The Harvest-Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | island of Cos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Theocritus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
amoebean song
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hymnic praise of Ageanax ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greek pastoral tradition ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ageanax
NERFINISHED
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Lycidas NERFINISHED ⓘ Simichidas NERFINISHED ⓘ Tityrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
journey to a rural festival
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poetic contest ⓘ song in honor of a friend’s voyage ⓘ |
| genre |
bucolic poetry
ⓘ
pastoral poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sicilian pastoral traditions
ⓘ
earlier Greek lyric poetry ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn |
Roman pastoral poetry
ⓘ
Virgil's Eclogues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Hellenistic poetry ⓘ |
| meter | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| occasion | harvest festival ⓘ |
| originallyComposedInCentury | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| partOf | Idylls of Theocritus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | central text of ancient bucolic poetry ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Theocritus ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
one of Theocritus' most refined bucolic works
ⓘ
one of the most influential pastoral poems of antiquity ⓘ |
| scholarlyTitle | Thalysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | countryside of Cos ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical philology
ⓘ
comparative literature ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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pastoral competition ⓘ poetic inspiration ⓘ praise of rural life ⓘ relationship between poet and Muses ⓘ |
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