Bard of Avon
- noun
- /bɑrd əv ˈeɪvən/
- Literature
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Bardo de Avon
- The Bard of Avon wrote plays and poems that have endured for centuries.
Examples
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Tourists flock to Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate the legacy of the Bard of Avon.
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Many literary scholars refer to Shakespeare as the Bard of Avon in their essays.
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The Bard of Avon wrote many famous plays.
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Many consider the Bard of Avon to be the greatest playwright.
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Many literary scholars refer to Shakespeare as the Bard of Avon in their essays.
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The Bard of Avon wrote plays and poems that have endured for centuries.
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Tourists flock to Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate the legacy of the Bard of Avon.
Synonyms
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An English writer who wrote famous plays and poems in the 1600s
English writer of plays and poems from the 1500s and 1600s who many people call the greatest in English
An old spelling of the name William Shakespeare
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally combines 'bard' (poet) with 'of Avon' (from the River Avon), so a learner who knows the words can infer 'a poet from Avon'. However, recognizing that this fixed epithet specifically refers to William Shakespeare is culturally specific and not predictable from the constituents alone, so full understanding requires extra background knowledge.
Etymology
The name Bard of Avon comes from calling William Shakespeare a bard, an old word for 'poet', and from the River Avon, near his home in Stratford-upon-Avon. So today the phrase is a way to refer to 'Shakespeare'.