Eclogues
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thumb|upright=1.5|The opening lines of the Eclogues in the 5th-century Vergilius Romanus The Eclogues (; , ), also called the Bucolics, is the first of the three major works of the Latin poet Virgil.
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- Author
- Publius Vergilius Maro
- First published
- 1556
- Editions
- 196
- Subjects
- Translations into English, Latin Pastoral poetry, Poetry, Country life, English Translations, English Pastoral literature, Latin Didactic poetry, History and criticism
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- Eclogues
- title
- Eclogae
- first line
- Tityre, tu patulae recubans sub tegmine fagi
- last line
- Ite domum saturae, uenit Hesperus, ite, capellae.
- inception
- 0041-00-00
- entry in abbreviations table
- Verg. Ecl.
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16 sectionsContents
- Background
- Structure and organization
- Eclogue 1
- Eclogue 2
- Eclogue 3
- Eclogue 4
- Eclogue 5
- Eclogue 6
- Eclogue 7
- Eclogue 8
- Eclogue 9
- Eclogue 10
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.5|The opening lines of the Eclogues in the 5th-century Vergilius Romanus The Eclogues (; , ), also called the Bucolics, is the first of the three major works of the Latin poet Virgil.
==Background== Taking as his generic model the Greek bucolic poetry of Theocritus, Virgil created a Roman version partly by offering a dramatic and mythic interpretation of revolutionary change at Rome in the turbulent period between roughly 44 and 38 BC. Virgil introduced political clamor largely absent from Theocritus' poems, called idylls ('little scenes' or 'vignettes'), even though erotic turbulence disturbs the "idyllic" landscapes of Theocritus.