The Village (poem)
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The Village is one of the best known poems by the Englishman, George Crabbe
, published in 1783. The poem contrasts the traditional representation of the rural idyll
in Augustan poetry
with the realities of village life.
The full text of the poem may be found at Project Gutenberg.
George Crabbe
George Crabbe was an English poet and naturalist.-Biography:He was born in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, the son of a tax collector, and developed his love of poetry as a child. In 1768, he was apprenticed to a local doctor, who taught him little, and in 1771 he changed masters and moved to Woodbridge...
, published in 1783. The poem contrasts the traditional representation of the rural idyll
Idyll
An idyll or idyl is a short poem, descriptive of rustic life, written in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls....
in Augustan poetry
Augustan poetry
In Latin literature, Augustan poetry is the poetry that flourished during the reign of Caesar Augustus as Emperor of Rome, most notably including the works of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. In English literature, Augustan poetry is a branch of Augustan literature, and refers to the poetry of the...
with the realities of village life.
The full text of the poem may be found at Project Gutenberg.