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THE SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEARThe new bestseller from the author of The Shepherd's Life'A beautifully written story of a family, a home and a changing landscape' Nigel Slater As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather taught him to work the land the old way. Their family farm in the Lake District hills was part of an ancient agricultural landscape: a patchwork of crops and meadows, of pastures grazed with livestock, and hedgerows teeming with wildlife. And yet, by the time James inherited the farm, it was barely recognisable. The men and women had vanished from the fields; the old stone barns had crumbled; the skies had emptied of birds and their wind-blown song. English Pastoral is the story of an inheritance: one that affects us all. It tells of how rural landscapes around the world were brought close to collapse, and the age-old rhythms of work, weather, community and wild things were lost. And yet this elegy from the northern fells is also a song of hope: of how, guided by the past, one farmer began to salvage a tiny corner of England that was now his, doing his best to restore the life that had vanished and to leave a legacy for the future. This is a book about what it means to have love and pride in a place, and how, against all the odds, it may still be possible to build a new pastoral: not a utopia, but somewhere decent for us all. 'A heartfelt book and one that dares to hope' Alan Bennett'A wonder of a book, fierce, tender, and beautiful' Helen MacdonaldWinner of the Wainwright PrizeWinner of the Fortnum & Mason Food Book of the YearShortlisted for the Orwell PrizeShortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize; 304 pages; Published: 02/09/2021

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English Pastoral: An Inheritance (Paperback)

The author of the beloved No. 1 bestseller The Shepherd's Life returns with a stirring history of family, loss and the land over three generations on a Lake District farm.

Who wrote English pastoral? ›

James Rebanks

His second book, English Pastoral. Heralded as a 'masterpiece' by the New Statesman, it was shortlisted for the Ondaatje prize, and longlisted for the Rathbones Folio prize and the Orwell Prize for Political Writing.

What is the most famous pastoral? ›

The most famous pastoral elegy in English is John Milton's "Lycidas" (1637), written on the death of Edward King, a fellow student at Cambridge University. Milton used the form both to explore his vocation as a writer and to attack what he saw as the abuses of the Church.

When did the pastoral become popular in English literature? ›

In English poetry there had been some examples of pastoral literature in the earlier 16th century, but the appearance in 1579 of Edmund Spenser's Shepheardes Calender, which imitated not only classical models but also the Renaissance poets of France and Italy, brought about a vogue for the pastoral.

Where does James Rebanks live? ›

James Rebanks is a farmer based in the Lake District, where his family have lived and worked for over six hundred years.

Who is James Rebank? ›

James Rebanks (born 1974) is an English sheep farmer and author, from Matterdale in Cumbria.

What is the title of the first pastoral poem? ›

Pastoral Literature: Poems. Pastoral poems entered the English poetic culture with Edmund Spenser's 1579 The Shepheardes Calender.

Where did the pastoral poem come from? ›

Who invented pastoral poetry? One of the earliest examples of pastoral poetry dates back to the Greek poet Hesiod (750-650 BCE), who wrote the poem 'Works and Days' (c. 700 BCE).

Where did pastoral originate? ›

From Middle French, Old French pastoral, from Latin pastoralis, from pāstor (“shepherd”), + adjective suffix -alis.

Where did pastoral literature originate? ›

Following Hesiod, the first written examples of pastoral literature are commonly attributed to the Hellenistic Greek poet Theocritus, who in the third century BC wrote Idylls, short poems describing rustic life. The term idyll means “l*ttle scenes” or “vignettes.”

What is a pastoral tradition in English literature? ›

What is a pastoral in literature? A pastoral is defined as a work of literature that focuses on the relationship between humanity and nature in a rural environment. This is typically an idyllic relationship that lacks the stresses of urban life, focusing on simple, carefree shepherds.

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