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Basilus, a foolish old duke, consults an oracle as he imperiously wishes to know the future, but he is less than pleased with what he learns. To escape the oracle's horrific prophecies about his family and kingdom he withdraws into pastoral retreat with his wife and two daughters. When a pair of wandering princes fall in love with the princesses and adopt disguises to gain access to them, all manner of complications, both comic and serious, ensue. Part-pastoral romance, part-heroic epic, Sidney's long narrative work was hugely popular for centuries after its first publication in 1593, inspiring two sequels and countless imitations, and contributing greatly to the development of the novel.
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The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (The Old Arcadia)
1994, Oxford University Press
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The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia: being the original version
1926, University Press
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The last part of the Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia: Astrophel & Stella and other poems, The lady of May
1922, The University press
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The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia: The Original quarto edition (1590) in photographic facsimile, with abibliographical introduction
1891, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner
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The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia
1599, Printed by Robert Walde-graue ...
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- Now the third time published / with sundry new additions of the same author
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The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia
1598, Imprinted for William Ponsonbie
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Edition Notes
"Cum privilegio Regio."
Signatures: [pi]p2s A-2Ep6s 2G-3Ap6s
Pages numbered consecutively on recto only
Numerous errors in paging
Imperfect: fol. 219 (sig. 2O5) lacking; fol. 167-75 and 215-21 from Harvard University. Library copy spliced at end
Includes: Certaine sonnets--The defence of poesie--Astrophel and Stella--Her most Excllent [sic] Maiestie vvalking in Wansteed garden
Reproduction of original in the British Library
STC (2nd ed.) 22542
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1982. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1715:7)
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