Plural of bucolic; pastoral poems, artworks, or works of literature that celebrate country life and nature.
From Greek 'bukolika' (neuter plural of bukolikos). When adopted into English, this became the plural form for both the adjective used as a noun and the literary genre itself.
The 'Bucolics' of poets like Theocritus and Virgil literally invented the concept of 'bucolic poetry' as we know it—their shepherd characters were so influential that real shepherds probably felt like they weren't living up to expectations.
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