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The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia

Categorie	Engels
Boeknummer	#349782-VG40
Titel	The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
Auteur	Sidney, Sir Philip
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Penguin Books
Jaar van uitgave	1987
ISBN10	014043111X
ISBN13	9780140431117
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, 8vo. Penguin Classics.
Samenvatting	Basilus, a foolish old Duke, consults an oracle, but he is less than pleased with what he learns. To escape the oracle's horrific prophecies, he withdraws into pastoral retreat with his wife and two daughters. When a pair of princes fall in love with the princesses and adopt disguises to gain access to them, all manner of complications ensue. 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. ... (Lees verder)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.
Pagina's	869
Conditie	Goed — Edges slightly browned.
Prijs	€ 10,00

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