- An
idyll (/ˈaɪdɪl/, UK also /ˈɪdɪl/; from Gr**** εἰδύλλιον (eidullion) 'short poem';
occasionally spelled idyl in
American English) is a
short poem, descriptive...
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Idylls of the King,
published between 1859 and 1885, is a
cycle of
twelve narrative poems by the
English poet Alfred, Lord
Tennyson (1809–1892; Poet Laureate...
- The
Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103, by
Richard Wagner is a
symphonic poem for
chamber orchestra.
Wagner composed the
Siegfried Idyll as a
birthday present to...
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Idyll VI,
otherwise known as
Bucolic poem 6, was
written by
Theocritus in
dactylic hexameter. The
exact date of its
composition is unknown. It references...
- The
Idylls of the Queen: A Tale of
Queen Guenevere is a 1982
fantasy mystery novel set in the
framework of the King
Arthur myths written by
American author...
- "The
Idyll of Miss
Sarah Brown" is a
short story by
Damon Runyon telling of the improbable—but
eventually triumphant—love
between an
inveterate gambler...
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Idyll XV, also
called "The
Women at the Adonis-Festival" in English, is a mime by the 3rd-century BC Gr**** poet Theocritus. This
idyll describes the visit...
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Idyll XI,
otherwise known as
Bucolic poem 11, was
written by
Theocritus in
dactylic hexameter. Its main character, the
Cyclops Polyphemus, has appeared...
- The Ten
Idylls,
known as Pattuppāṭṭu (Tamil: பத்துப்பாட்டு) or Ten Lays, is an
anthology of ten
longer poems in the
Sangam literature – the
earliest known...
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Idyll III, also
called Κώμος ('The Serenade'), is a
bucolic poem by the 3rd-century BC Gr**** poet Theocritus. The poet
appears to
personate a
young goatherd...
