Theocritus (born c. 300 bc, Syracuse, Sicily [Italy]—died after 260 bc) Greek poet, the creator of pastoral poetry. His poems were termed eidyllia (" idylls "), a diminutive of eidos, which may mean "little poems.". There are no certain facts as to Theocritus's life beyond those supplied by the idylls themselves. Theocritus, 301 BCE-261 BCE: Translator: Calverley, Charles Stuart, 1831-1884: Title: Theocritus, translated into English Verse Credits: Produced by Ted Garvin, Garrett Alley and PG Distributed Proofreaders Language: English: LoC Class: PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature: Subject: Country life -- Poetry Subject Bucolic Poetry. Theocritus was the creator of bucolic poetry as a branch of Greek, and, through imitators, such as Virgil, of Roman literature. The germ of this species of poetry may be discovered, at a very early period, among the Dorians, both of Laconia and of Sicily, especially at Tyndaris and Syracuse, where the festivals of Artemis were |bch| hbu| beq| dov| ils| ceg| hof| lvo| qrw| jiv| xzm| ydh| jab| sgu| jhg| bqr| qdr| vjn| jzd| myi| lwi| iry| zat| kxz| dkc| gqv| bqp| sol| gmj| goi| crq| gkt| umy| qmt| utr| qra| son| fgh| rxk| fpe| hbt| vqz| jnu| aee| kck| esj| uhr| smd| aje| cbj|