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Sidney, Philip, Sir (1554-1586)
Selections. The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia.
London : Imprinted by H.L. for Matthew Lownes, 1623.

Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia was begun in 1580 and was left incomplete at the time of his death in the Battle of Zutphen. Addressed to his sister, the Countess of Pembroke, it is one of the classic narratives of love and heroism from the late seventeenth century. It contains a mixture of poetry and prose and a subtle political subtext.