Arcadia: A Restoration in Contemporary English of the Complete 1593 Edition of The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by Charles St - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Philip Sidney, Charles Stanley Ross (Editor), Joel B. Davis (Editor)Series:Renaissance and Medieval StudiesPublish date:2017-02-28Pages:642
Language:EnglishPublisher:Parlor PressISBN-13:9781602358591ISBN-10:1602358591UPC:9781602358591Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:LiterarySize:9.61 x 6.69 x 1.38 inchesWeight:2.672Product ID:SC9Y6756AX
Arcadia: A Restoration in Contemporary English of the Complete 1593 Edition of The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by Charles St
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. Musidorus and Pyrocles in disguise woo the royal princesses Pamela and Philoclea, recounting their attempts to bring justice and stability to foreign...
Series: Renaissance and Medieval Studies
Language:EnglishPublisher:Parlor PressISBN-13:9781602358591ISBN-10:1602358591UPC:9781602358591Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:LiterarySize:9.61 x 6.69 x 1.38 inchesWeight:2.672Product ID:SC9Y6756AX
Sidney, Sir Philip: - Charles Ross, a graduate of Harvard College and a former Fulbright-Hays Scholar in Italy, is Professor of English and Director of the Comparative Literature Program at Purdue University. He studied Sidney at the University of Chicago with Professor William A. Ringler, Jr. His books include the first English translation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's romance Orlando Innamorato and...
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Philip Sidney, Charles Stanley Ross (Editor), Joel B. Davis (Editor)
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