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Sir Philip Sidney
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An edition of Arcadia (1598)

The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (The old Arcadia)

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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)
2008, Oxford University Press
in English
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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 Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia
1912, The University press
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The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia
1912, Cambridge University Press
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The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
1907, G. Routledge and Sons, ltd., E. P. Dutton & Co.
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Cover of: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
1891, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner
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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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Includes bibliographical references.

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Oxford, New York
Series
Oxford world's classics
Other Titles
Old Arcadia

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Dewey Decimal Class
823/.3
Library of Congress
PR2342 .A5 2008, PR2342.A5 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiv, 399 p. ;
Number of pages
399

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Open Library
OL23011366M
ISBN 13
9780199549849
LCCN
2008482040
OCLC/WorldCat
271075451
Library Thing
1330134
Goodreads
4380965

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