eclogue

American  

[ek-lawg, -log] / ˈɛk lɔg, -lɒg /

noun

1. a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.

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eclogue British  

/ ˈɛklɒɡ /

noun

1. a pastoral or idyllic poem, usually in the form of a conversation or soliloquy

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Etymology

Origin of eclogue

1400–50; late Middle English eclog < Latin ecloga < Greek eklogḗ selection, akin to eklégein to select; ec-

Example Sentences

Poets are given vast fees by international conglomerates for their latest eclogues, while screenwriters live in poverty, paid a pittance for their largely ignored outpourings.

From The Guardian

A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil.

From Project Gutenberg

We find the dove, also, in the romantic eclogues of ancient Syria.

From Project Gutenberg

The other eclogues deal with the sorrows of earthly love, leading up to a dialogue between Corydon and Cornix, in which the heavenly love is extolled.

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Blake’s next work in illustration was done for Dr. Thornton, who projected an English edition of Virgil’s “Pastorals” for the use of schools, with Ambrose Philips’ imitation of Virgil’s first eclogue.

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