| 单词 | rustic drama |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrustic drama rustic drama n. a play or other dramatic work about the actions and concerns of country people; such plays as a genre; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1803 W. O. Pughe Gram. Welsh Lang. Introd. The custom of singing with the harp, and the acting of rustic dramas are still preserved in some districts of Wales. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton I. xiv. 306 They are probably familiar with rustic drama, and hold it in contempt. 1896 H. B. Dole tr. A. Theuriet Rustic Life France p. x We propose to depict the great acts of the rustic drama, seed-time, ploughing, haymaking, the harvest, and the vintage. 1967 French Rev. 41 162 The works themselves have been grouped together quite conveniently: the Pan trilogy, the semi-autobiographical novels, the rustic dramas, the epic novels, [etc.]. 1977 R. H. Bloch Medieval French Lit. & Law iv. 169 There are three possible outcomes to the rustic drama of seduction. 2005 Independent (Nexis) 3 Dec. 48 He..gave one of his finest performances as John Wayne's mute brother in the rustic drama Shepherd of the Hills (1941). < as lemmas |
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