VOL. 49, BOOK 1, PART B, 2011, pp. 25 – 47 Full text (Bg)
Author: Дияна Николова
Affiliation: Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv
Abstract
The text traces the origins and particularities of the pastoral: the topos of Arcadia and the stable thematic and character systems which find manifestations in a number of genres in Western art. The Bucolic code is closely linked with the mythic poetic utopias of Antiquity – with the Isles of the Blessed and other relat-ed topoi in the traditions of Antiquity (pasture, meadow, garden); with the motif Eros-Thanatos, as well as with the stable character system (shepherd, nymph, satyr, cyclops, Daphne, Apollo, Eros, Pan, and Aphrodite.
Key words: bucolic, idyll, Arcadia, isle, meadow, garden, shepherd, nymph, musical agon
