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Piscatorial Eclogue

Lyric and Short Poetic Forms

The piscatorial eclogue is a genre of poetry from Renaissance Italy, a variation on the pastoral eclogue that substitutes fishermen at sea for shepherds in the fields. It originated in the 1490s with the Neapolitan poet Jacopo Sannazaro's Eclogae piscatoriae.

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Place of Origin
Italy 1
Notable Example
Eclogae piscatoriae by Jacopo Sannazaro 1
Defining Trait
Substitutes fishermen at sea for shepherds in the fields, a variation on the pastoral 1
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1. Piscatorial eclogue - Wikipedia
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    The piscatorial eclogue is a genre of poetry from Renaissance Italy.
  • Lead, sentence 3
    It originated in the 1490s, with the Neapolitan poet Jacopo Sannazaro's Eclogae piscatoriae.
  • Lead, sentence 2
    A variation on the pastoral, it substitutes fishermen at sea for shepherds in the fields.
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