Difference between revisions of "Epithalamium"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_117895" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_117895" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) | <p> (n.) A nuptial song, or poem in honor of the bride and bridegroom. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72662" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72662" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A nuptial song, sung before the bridal chamber in honour of the newly-wedded couple, particularly among the [[Greeks]] and Romans, of whom Theocritus and Catullus have left notable examples; but the epithalamium of Edmund Spenser is probably the finest specimen extant of this poetic form. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:18, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A nuptial song, or poem in honor of the bride and bridegroom.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A nuptial song, sung before the bridal chamber in honour of the newly-wedded couple, particularly among the Greeks and Romans, of whom Theocritus and Catullus have left notable examples; but the epithalamium of Edmund Spenser is probably the finest specimen extant of this poetic form.
