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An edition of Arcadia (1598)

The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia

being the original version

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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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University Press
Language
English
Pages
403

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Cover of: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (The Old Arcadia)
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (The Old Arcadia)
1994, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia: being the original version
1926, University Press
in English
Cover of: The last part of the Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia
Cover of: The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia
The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia
1912, Cambridge University Press
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Cover of: The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia
The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia
1912, The University press
Cover of: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
1907, G. Routledge and Sons, ltd., E. P. Dutton & Co.
in English
Cover of: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
1891, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner
in English
Cover of: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
Cover of: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
1868, S. Low, son & Marston
Cover of: The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia
The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia
1598, Imprinted for William Ponsonbie
in English - Now the third time published / with sundry new additions of the same author.

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Edition Notes

This ed. first published 1912.

Includes indexes.

"The text of the present edition is set up from the Clifford MS".

Published in
Cambridge
Series
Complete works of Sir Philip Sidney -- 4
Other Titles
Arcadia

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.3
Library of Congress
PR2342 .A5 1926, PR2342 .A5 1977, PR2342.A5 1977

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 403 p. ;
Number of pages
403

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL21443486M
Internet Archive
countessofpembro0000sidn
ISBN 10
014043111X
LCCN
78301565
OCLC/WorldCat
3706961
Library Thing
1330134
Goodreads
789899

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