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/byooh kol"iks/, n.Eclogues.
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Bucolics — The Bucolics (also called the Eclogues ) is the first of the three major works of the Latin poet Virgil. Imitating the Greek Bucolica ( on care of cattle , so named from the poetry s rustic subjects) by Theocritus, Virgil created a Roman version… … Wikipedia
bucolics — bu·col·ic || bjuË kÉ’lɪk n. pastoral poem; writer of pastoral poems; farmer, rustic (Archaic) adj. rural, pastoral, idyllic … English contemporary dictionary
Bucolics — /byooh kol iks/, n. Eclogues … Useful english dictionary
Theocritus — Theocritean /thee ok ri tee euhn/, Theocritan, adj. /thee ok ri teuhs/, n. fl. c270 B.C., Greek poet. * * * born с 300, Syracuse, Sicily died 260 BC Greek poet. Little is known of his life. His surviving poems consist of bucolics and mimes, set… … Universalium
Theocritus — (Greek: Θεόκριτος), the creator of ancient Greek bucolic poetry, flourished in the 3rd century BC.LifeLittle is known of him beyond what can be inferred from his writings. We must, however, handle these with some caution, since some of the poems… … Wikipedia
Virgil — For other uses, see Virgil (disambiguation). Publius Vergilius Maro A profile of Virgil with laurel wreath Born October 15, 70 BC Andes, Cisalpine Gaul, Roman Republic Died … Wikipedia
Eclogue — An eclogue is a poem in a classical style on a pastoral subject. Poems in the genre are sometimes also called bucolics. The etymology of the word is a Romanization of the Greek eklogē ( polytonic|ἐκλογή ), meaning draft, choice, selection… … Wikipedia
Maurice Manning (poet) — See also: Maurice Manning Maurice Manning (born 1966 in Danville, Kentucky)[1] is an American poet. His first collection of poems, Lawrence Booth s Book of Visions was awarded the Yale Younger Poets Award, chosen by W.S. Merwin.[2] Maurice… … Wikipedia
Bucolic — Bu*col ic, n. [L. Bucolic[^o]n po[ e]ma.] A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
W. H. Auden — Infobox Person image size = 144 caption = U.S. Library of Congress birth date = #ifeq:yes|yes|2|2 21 1907 birth place = York, England death date = #ifeq:yes|yes|9|9 29 1973 (aged age at date | 1907 | 2 | 21 | 1973 | 9 | 29 ) death place = Vienna … Wikipedia
