Virgil's Bucolics (1815) is a collection of ten pastoral poems written by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. These poems, also known as Eclogues, were written in the first century BC and are considered to be some of the finest examples of pastoral poetry in Western literature. The poems are set in the countryside and depict the lives of shepherds and their relationships with each other, their flocks, and the natural world. They explore themes of love,...