Arcadia: A Restoration in Contemporary English of the Complete 1593 Edition of the Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by Charles St by Sir Philip Sidney

Renaissance and Medieval Studies

Arcadia: A Restoration in Contemporary English of the Complete 1593 Edition of the Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by Charles St

Sir Philip Sidney

642 pages hardcover

18 editions

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Sidney's Renaissance romance offers a surprisingly astute analysis of statesmanship and erotic passion. King Basilius misinterprets an oracle and retreats to a country house. There he pursues a cross-dressed Amazon whom his wife also desires. Musi...

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