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The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (English Library) Book

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.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    As much a work of entertainment and wit as of instruction, if affords the best insight we have into the tastes and standards of the Elizabethans. Basilus, a foolish old Duke, consults an oracle as he imperiously wishes to know the future...

  • Penguin

    For more than 200 years after its first publication in 1593, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia was the most read, best-selling story in the language - the great English popular classic and one of the most influential.

  • 014043111X
  • 9780140431117
  • Philip Sidney
  • 22 February 2007
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 880
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