eclogue

[ ek-lawg, -log ]

noun

1. a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.

eclogue

/ ˈɛklɒɡ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of eclogue¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of eclogue¹

C15: from Latin ecloga short poem, collection of extracts, from Greek eklogē selection, from eklegein to select; see eclectic

Example Sentences

In the eclogue this danger is earnestly discussed by the two Yorkshire farmers, Roger and Willie.

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The title (as indeed the principal subject of the eclogue) was in consequence altered from 'Lansdown' to 'Jekyll.'

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Boccaccio conceived this Eclogue in a wood, and therefore he calls himself Silvio.

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The Eclogue roughly is as follows: Boccaccio in a sleepless and restless night full of unhappy regrets longs for the day.

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Mopsus laments his death; Menalcas proclaims his divinity; the whole eclogue consisting of an elegy and an apotheosis.

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