The Sound of Virtue: Philip Sidney's 'Arcadia' and Elizabethan Politics

by Blair Worden

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Philip Sidney's Arcadia, written in about 1580, is a romance, a love story, a work of wit and enchantment set in an ancient and mythical land. But, as Blair Worden now reveals, it is also a grave and urgent commentary on Elizabethan politics. Under the protective guise of pastoral fiction, says Worden, Sidney produced a searching reflection on the misgovernment of Elizabeth I and on the failings of monarchy as a system of government.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0300209657

ISBN13:9780300209655

Release Date:April 2014

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:432 Pages

Weight:1.33 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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