Eclogues
Sign in to saveAlso known as Bucolics, Bucoliche, Verg. Ecl., Bugeilgerddi Fyrsil
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Has part
- Eclogue 6
- Author
- Virgil
- Genre
- pastoral poetry
- Country of origin
- Roman Republic
- Image
- Virgil, Eclogues, Vaticanus Palatinus lat. 1632.jpg
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- Commons category
- Eclogues
- topic's main category
- Category:Eclogues
- title
- Eclogae
- language of work or name
- Classical Latin
- 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.
- form of creative work
- poetry collection
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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