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

In Auden's eclogue, three men and a woman fall into a wartime conversation�in nine-syllable lines�in a Manhattan bar.

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They have evolved through the last decade a vast pageant of heroic drama and gentle eclogue, of delectable gaiety and dispirited lust, of mordant wit, glittering intellect, grey despair, apocalyptic spectacle and somber religious depth.

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To Live in Peace records, in a high-keyed eclogue, one villager's confrontation of History.

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Asked to compose an eclogue to be recited by the Queen's daughters at her birthday party, Tupper sent the lines by return mail.

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The eclogue is described as "Greek by invention, Latin by usurpation, and French by imitation."

From A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism by Spingarn, Joel Elias