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The Countess of Pembroke's ArcadiaPhilip Sidney

The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia

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Original author: Philip Sidney

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"The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia" by Philip Sidney is a prose pastoral romance written towards the end of the 16th century. This ambitious work blends idealized shepherd life with dramatic tales of jousts, political intrigue, kidnappings, and battles. When a duke receives an ominous oracle predicting stolen daughters and a usurped throne, he retreats to a pastoral lodge—hoping to escape fate. Sidney significantly revised and expanded his original version before his death, creating two major texts that scholars call the Old and New Arcadia.

The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, by Philip Sidney. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #70854.

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47 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction: {vii} (1)8,909 words
  2. 2.Introduction: {vii} (2)2,966 words
  3. 3.Book I: {1} (1)8,851 words
  4. 4.Book I: {1} (2)8,198 words
  5. 5.Book I: {1} (3)8,973 words
  6. 6.Book I: {1} (4)8,636 words
  7. 7.Book I: {1} (5)8,903 words
  8. 8.Book I: {1} (6)8,556 words
  9. 9.Book I: {1} (7)5,647 words
  10. 10.Book II: {121} (1)8,559 words
  11. 11.Book II: {121} (2)8,927 words
  12. 12.Book II: {121} (3)8,705 words
  13. 13.Book II: {121} (4)8,612 words
  14. 14.Book II: {121} (5)8,844 words
  15. 15.Book II: {121} (6)8,738 words
  16. 16.Book II: {121} (7)8,836 words
  17. 17.Book II: {121} (8)8,943 words
  18. 18.Book II: {121} (9)8,760 words
  19. 19.Book II: {121} (10)5,838 words
  20. 20.Book III: {299} (1)8,487 words
  21. 21.Book III: {299} (2)8,166 words
  22. 22.Book III: {299} (3)8,499 words
  23. 23.Book III: {299} (4)8,862 words
  24. 24.Book III: {299} (5)8,623 words
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  6. 30.Book III: {299} (11)8,678 words
  7. 31.Book III: {299} (12)8,621 words
  8. 32.Book III: {299} (13)3,217 words
  9. 33.Book IV: {523} (1)6,914 words
  10. 34.Book IV: {523} (2)8,902 words
  11. 35.Book IV: {523} (3)8,886 words
  12. 36.Book IV: {523} (4)1,557 words
  13. 37.Book V: {577} (1)7,844 words
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  16. 40.Book V: {577} (4)2,151 words
  17. 41.Book VI: {633} (1)8,950 words
  18. 42.Book VI: {633} (2)8,952 words
  19. 43.Book VI: {633} (3)3,197 words
  20. 44.Introduction: Notes520 words
  21. 45.Book I: Notes96 words
  22. 46.Book III: Notes240 words
  23. 47.Book V: Notes2,748 words