~ * THE SHEPARDESS * ~ for Debby by luciferino
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"Pastoral" (from pastor, Latin for "shepherd") refers to a literary work dealing with shepherds and rustic life. Pastoral poetry is highly conventionalized; it presents an idealized rather than realistic view of rustic life. Classical (Greek and Latin) pastoral works date back to the 3rd century B.C., when the Greek poet Theocritus wrote his Idylls about the rustic life of Sicily for the sophisticated citizens of the city of Alexandria. In the first century B.C., Virgil wrote Latin poems depicting himself and his equally sophisticated friends and acquaintances as shepherds living a simple, rural life. Shakespeare's knowledge of pastoral conventions was drawn both from his humanist education (which included Virgil and possibly Theocritus) and from his familiarity with the works of contemporaries who imitated the ancients by writing pastoral poetry in English.
Common topics of pastoral poetry include love and seduction; the value of poetry; death and mourning; the corruption of the city or court vs. the "purity" of idealized country life; politics (generally treated satirically: the "shepherds" critique society or easily identifiable political figures). A common pastoral poetic genre is the eclogue (a dialogue between two shepherds). This conversation may be between a shepherd and the shepherdess he loves (generally his attempt to seduce her); a "singing contest" to see which shepherd is the better poet (a third may act as judge); or sophisticated banter between two supposedly "rude swains" who discuss a lady, their flocks, or a current event; lament a dead friend (a eulogy or elegy); or praise a notable individual. Laudatory poems, laments upon a death, songs of courtship and the complaints of a lovesick shepherd also occur as pastoral monologues.
An important subgroup of the pastoral eclogue or monologue is the elegy, which expresses the poet's grief at the loss of a friend or an important person. Conventional features of pastoral elegies include: the invocation of the Muse; expression of the "shepherd"-poet's grief; praise of the dead "shepherd"; invective against death; effects of the death upon nature (disruptions in climate etc. as expressions of a personified Nature's grief and sympathy); and ultimately, the poet's acceptance of the inevitability of death and hope for immortality. Pastoral elegies may also include such elements as a procession of mourners; digressions on a topical issue (frequently satirical); flower symbolism; the use of a refrain; rhetorical questions. The pastoral elegy was still practiced by 19th-century Romantic and Victorian poets; see e.g. Shelley's Adonais and Arnold's Thyrsis.
Comments (31)
angelbearzs
wow she is very beatiful and awesome image!!!:)
sim3344
Beautiful work!!!
lunaE
Very beautiful. Love the lady and her painted outfit is just gorgeous. The animals are cute. Outstanding piece of art.
MedTran39
Beautiful!
MarciaGomes
MARAVILHOSA OBRA,ENCANTADORA MOÇA,BELOS ANIMAIS.FABULOSO BACKGROUND.ADOREI.+++5
Skydancer917
Very beautiful image!
rbowen
Very nice !
brycek
Beautiful image!!
Erynn
Really beautiful image and fantastic outfit :) Amazing work!
originalkitten
Beautiful work Ori huggles
LokiInPigiama
Bello mi piace l'atmosfera e la sua espressione fra lo stupefatto e l'imbronciato !!!!! Beautiful gift thanks !!!!! smack
missgrin
Gorgeous scene...
mickeyrony
Very pretty work still my Beautiful excellence continues you and it is very well you it merits well Bravo still and mile mercies still with you my Beautiful((5++)).............................((Très jolie oeuvre encore ma Belle L'excellence te poursuit et c'est très bien tu le mérites bien .Bravo encore et mile mercis encore à toi ma Belle((5++))
oiram
awesome work...topper.
acclaude
Wonderfull pastoral scene & text, so cute models !! superb poser & postwork, xxxxx
Azr1el
Excellent work and notes!! :)
Antonio57
Très joli dessin!!!!!
ElorOnceDark
Great looking cloth Ori!
TheAnimaGemini
Gorgeous work Ori. Outstanding work on her dress. fantastic.
tallpindo
Eat the bitter scroll which tastes so sweet. Then the media of the law, flat as a stone and thin as a parchment, will become known. We are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
yakchat
Lovely lovely art hon...beautiful character and clothes and I love the little lambs with her....wonderful story with it too....love, Carol
RodolfoCiminelli
Anche il genere pastorale e poetico al quale ti riferisci, ha un relativo nella musica, c'è un genere chiamato pastorale nel che come nella letteratura tenta di descrivere musicalmente l'ambiente bucolico della vita dei pastori, molti compositori hanno utilizzato questo tipo di pezzo evocatorio dell'ambiente rurale nelle sue composizioni. Eccellente e molto bella scena Orietta, nella quale si descrive in questo caso con immagini l'ambiente campestre di una pastorella insieme alle sue pecore. Splendida dedica....!!!
Magick_Lady
so sweet , remembers me of a fairytale ;)
Aral3D
Lovely image for our Debbie!!!!Starbelle looks lovely!!!;)
Bernado
Magical composition. Fantastic lighting and effects. Beautiful girl. Excellent job with her clothes. I want to be a little sheep of her flock! 8-)
Zazou
Wonderful image and interesting lesson :) Lovely artwork !
awadissk
great scene
Denys234
Beautiful work!!
folkvangar
Excellent image! I love the way you used the cloth! Fantastic! =D Veronica
thales
great, excellent artwork here