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The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (Oxford World's Classics)

by Philip Sidney

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Sidney was in his early twenties when he wrote his 'Old' Arcadia for the amusement of his younger sister, the Countess of Pembroke. A romantic story in the manner of Shakespeare's early comedies, the 'Old' Arcadia also includes over 70 poems in a variety of meters and genres. This edition contains a Glossary and an Index of First Lines.

Synopsis:

Two young princes, Pyrocles and Musidorus, disguise themselves as an Amazon and a shepherd to gain access to the Arcadian Princesses, who have been taken into semi-imprisonment by their father to avoid the dangers foretold by an oracle. The text was a vehicle for Sidney's ideas on versification.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. xix-xxi) and index.
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ISBN:
9780192839565
Subtitle:
(The Old Arcadia)
Editor:
Duncan-Jones, Katherine
Author:
Sidney, Philip
Author:
Duncan-Jones, Katherine
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
Location:
Oxford ;
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Subject:
Single Author - British & Irish
Subject:
Pastoral literature, English.
Subject:
Literature/English | British Literature | Medieval
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Oxford World's Classics (Paperback)
Series Volume:
no. 1
Publication Date:
20081015
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
, linecuts
Pages:
432
Dimensions:
7.68x5.26x.73 in. .65 lbs.
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