Sidney was in his early twenties when he wrote his 'Old' Arcadia for the amusement of his younger sister, the Countess of Pembroke. A romantic story in the manner of Shakespeare's early comedies, the 'Old' Arcadia also includes over 70 poems in a variety of meters and genres. This edition contains a Glossary and an Index of First Lines.
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The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia: (The Old Arcadia) (Oxford World's Classics)
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Author(s)Philip Sidney
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN / ASIN0199549842
ISBN-139780199549849
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