About “Il pastor fido”
Il pastor fido is a pastoral tragicomedy written by Giovanni Battista Guarini and first published in 1590 in Venice. The play is set in Arcadia, a fictionalized rural area often used in literature to represent an idealized pastoral life. It combines elements of both tragedy and comedy, reflecting the tensions and emotions of its characters within a simplified, idealized setting. The work is considered an important example of Renaissance drama and helped establish the pastoral genre in European literature. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1590