pastoral
Sign in to saveright|thumb|Alvan Fisher, Pastoral Landscape, 1854
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16 sectionsContents
- Literature
- Pastoral poetry
- Pastoral epic
- Pastoral romances
- Pastoral plays
- Pastoral science fiction
- Post-pastoral, urban pastoral and other variants
- Pastoral music
- Pastoral art
- Religious usage
- In Christianity
- Pastoral theory
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
right|thumb|Alvan Fisher, Pastoral Landscape, 1854
The pastoral genre of literature, art, or music depicts an idealised form of the shepherd's lifestyle – herding livestock around open areas of land according to the seasons and the changing availability of water and pasture. The target audience is typically an urban one. A pastoral is a work of this genre. A piece of music in the genre is usually referred to as a pastorale.