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Title: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
Original Publication: United Kingdom: George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1907.
Note: Wikipedia page on this work: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Countess_of_Pembroke%27s_Arcadia
Note: Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits: an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer
Summary: "The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia" by Sir Philip Sidney is a prose romance written in the late 16th century. This seminal work serves as a significant example of early English prose fiction, blending elements of poetic inquiry with narrative storytelling. It tells the story of noble young men Musidorus and Pyrocles, along with their romantic pursuits and adventures across an idyllic Arcadian landscape, invoking themes of love, virtue, and chivalry. The opening of the story introduces an emotional tone as the shepherd Strephon and his rival Claius arrive at the sands near the island of Cithera, consumed by memories of their beloved Urania. They express their melancholic longing and reflections on lost love, illustrating their inner struggles through vivid imagery and heartfelt dialogue. As they reminisce and lament their lost affection, they encounter a shipwrecked man named Musidorus, who is desperate to find his friend Pyrocles. This meeting catalyzes a journey filled with themes of friendship and adventure, revealing both the characters' noble intentions and emotional turmoil as they navigate love and loss in their pastoral world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586
Contributor: Bellings, Richard, 1613-1677
Contributor: Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1568?-1640
Editor: Baker, Ernest A. (Ernest Albert), 1869-1941
EBook No.: 70854
Published: May 24, 2023
Downloads: 406
Language: English
Subject: Pastoral literature, English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
Original Publication: United Kingdom: George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1907.
Note: Wikipedia page on this work: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Countess_of_Pembroke%27s_Arcadia
Note: Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits: an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer
Summary: "The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia" by Sir Philip Sidney is a prose romance written in the late 16th century. This seminal work serves as a significant example of early English prose fiction, blending elements of poetic inquiry with narrative storytelling. It tells the story of noble young men Musidorus and Pyrocles, along with their romantic pursuits and adventures across an idyllic Arcadian landscape, invoking themes of love, virtue, and chivalry. The opening of the story introduces an emotional tone as the shepherd Strephon and his rival Claius arrive at the sands near the island of Cithera, consumed by memories of their beloved Urania. They express their melancholic longing and reflections on lost love, illustrating their inner struggles through vivid imagery and heartfelt dialogue. As they reminisce and lament their lost affection, they encounter a shipwrecked man named Musidorus, who is desperate to find his friend Pyrocles. This meeting catalyzes a journey filled with themes of friendship and adventure, revealing both the characters' noble intentions and emotional turmoil as they navigate love and loss in their pastoral world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586
Contributor: Bellings, Richard, 1613-1677
Contributor: Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1568?-1640
Editor: Baker, Ernest A. (Ernest Albert), 1869-1941
EBook No.: 70854
Published: May 24, 2023
Downloads: 406
Language: English
Subject: Pastoral literature, English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.