Describe the characteristics of the Subject Matter in Corisca and the Satyr's Description.
The story is drawn from the play Il Pastor Fido, by the sixteenth-century Italian poet and writer Giovanni Battista Guarini. The sixth scene of act two sees the nymph Corisca accept gifts of clothing and sandals from a satyr. Aroused by Corisca's acceptance of his gifts, the satyr then proceeds to attempt to rape her. He grabs her by the hair, but it turns out to be a false wig, and Corisca can escape, leaving the satyr clutching the hairpiece.
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