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Eclogue 4, also known as the Fourth Eclogue, is the name of a Latin poem by the Roman poet Virgil. Part of his first major work, the Eclogues, the piece was written around 42 BC, during a time of temporary stability following the Treaty of Brundisium; it was later published in and around the years 39–38 BC. The work describes the birth of a boy, a supposed savior, who—once he is of age—will become divine and eventually rule over the world. The exact meaning of the poem is still debated. Earlier interpretations argued that the child was the hoped-for offspring of Marc Antony and Octavia the Younger. Modern interpretations tend to shy away from imagining the child as a specific person. Edwin Floyd, for example, argued that the child could be seen metaphorically as Virgil's poetry.

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  • Eclogue 4, also known as the Fourth Eclogue, is the name of a Latin poem by the Roman poet Virgil. Part of his first major work, the Eclogues, the piece was written around 42 BC, during a time of temporary stability following the Treaty of Brundisium; it was later published in and around the years 39–38 BC. The work describes the birth of a boy, a supposed savior, who—once he is of age—will become divine and eventually rule over the world. The exact meaning of the poem is still debated. Earlier interpretations argued that the child was the hoped-for offspring of Marc Antony and Octavia the Younger. Modern interpretations tend to shy away from imagining the child as a specific person. Edwin Floyd, for example, argued that the child could be seen metaphorically as Virgil's poetry. In late antiquity and the Middle Ages, the poem was reinterpreted by Christians to be about the birth of Jesus Christ. Medieval scholars thus claimed that Virgil had predicted Christ prior to his birth, and therefore must have been a pre-Christian prophet. Notable individuals such as Constantine the Great, St. Augustine, Dante Alighieri, and Alexander Pope believed in this interpretation of the eclogue. Modern scholars by and large shy away from this interpretation, although Floyd does note that the poem contains elements of religious and mythological themes, and R. G. M. Nisbet concluded that it is likely that Virgil was indirectly inspired by the Hebrew Scriptures via Eastern oracles. (en)
  • Eclogue 4, juga dikenal sebagai Eclogue Keempat, adalah nama puisi Latin karya penyair Romawi Virgil. bagian dari karya besar pertamanya, , karya tersebut ditulis sekitar tahun 42 SM, pada masa stabilitas temporer setelah ; karya tersebut kemudian diterbitkan pada dan sekitar tahun 39–38 SM. (in)
  • Ekloga IV (łac. Ecloga IV), w rękopisach niekiedy tytułowana Pollio (w niektórych polskich tłumaczeniach Pollion), znana również jako Ekloga mesjańska lub Pieśń sybillińska – składająca się z sześćdziesięciu trzech heksametrów ekloga Wergiliusza, czwarta w zbiorze (ang.). Utwór ten napisany został w roku 41 lub 40 przed Chrystusem – w Rzymie albo Neapolu. Ekloga IV zawiera tzw. mesjańską przepowiednię Wergiliusza. Poeta zapowiedział w niej narodzenie z dziewicy dziecka, które zmaże zbrodnie ludzkości, przyniesie światu pokój i zapoczątkuje nową erę. Badacze uważają Eklogę IV za jeden z najczęściej cytowanych, najsłynniejszych, a zarazem najbardziej kontrowersyjnych utworów w dziejach literatury. (pl)
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  • Some scholars believe that the child prophesied in the poem was the hoped-for offspring of Marc Antony and his wife Octavia the Younger . (en)
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  • Marcus Antonius marble bust in the Vatican Museums.jpg (en)
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  • "Now is come the last age of the Cumaean prophecy: (en)
  • Holy Lucina, be gracious; now thine own Apollo reigns." (en)
  • And the golden to arise over all the world, (en)
  • In whom the iron race shall begin to cease, (en)
  • Now from high heaven a new generation comes down. (en)
  • Now returns the Maid, returns the reign of Saturn: (en)
  • The great cycle of periods is born anew. (en)
  • Yet do thou at that boy's birth, (en)
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  • Eclogue 4 , as translated by John William Mackail; this section illustrates the poem's references to the Cumaean Sibyl, the birth of a savior child, and the dawning of the Golden Age. (en)
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  • Eclogue 4, juga dikenal sebagai Eclogue Keempat, adalah nama puisi Latin karya penyair Romawi Virgil. bagian dari karya besar pertamanya, , karya tersebut ditulis sekitar tahun 42 SM, pada masa stabilitas temporer setelah ; karya tersebut kemudian diterbitkan pada dan sekitar tahun 39–38 SM. (in)
  • Eclogue 4, also known as the Fourth Eclogue, is the name of a Latin poem by the Roman poet Virgil. Part of his first major work, the Eclogues, the piece was written around 42 BC, during a time of temporary stability following the Treaty of Brundisium; it was later published in and around the years 39–38 BC. The work describes the birth of a boy, a supposed savior, who—once he is of age—will become divine and eventually rule over the world. The exact meaning of the poem is still debated. Earlier interpretations argued that the child was the hoped-for offspring of Marc Antony and Octavia the Younger. Modern interpretations tend to shy away from imagining the child as a specific person. Edwin Floyd, for example, argued that the child could be seen metaphorically as Virgil's poetry. (en)
  • Ekloga IV (łac. Ecloga IV), w rękopisach niekiedy tytułowana Pollio (w niektórych polskich tłumaczeniach Pollion), znana również jako Ekloga mesjańska lub Pieśń sybillińska – składająca się z sześćdziesięciu trzech heksametrów ekloga Wergiliusza, czwarta w zbiorze (ang.). Utwór ten napisany został w roku 41 lub 40 przed Chrystusem – w Rzymie albo Neapolu. (pl)
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  • Eclogue 4 (en)
  • Eclogue 4 (in)
  • Ekloga IV (pl)
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