Poetry Dictionary

Epithalamium

(eh-puh-thuh-LAH-mee-im)

A nuptial song or poem in honor of the bride and bridegroom.

Note: Spenser's Epithalamion is widely regarded as a treasure of English literature.

Note: Sir John Suckling's "A Ballad upon a Wedding," is a parody of an epithalamium.

(Compare Prothalamium)

(See also Encomium, Fescennine Verses)

References

• Poetry Dictionary
• Words beginning with the letter E
• Types of Poetry