num_pages: 432
description: Sidney was in his early twenties when he wrote his Old Arcadia for the amusement of his younger sister, the Countess of Pembroke. A romantic story in the manner of Shakespeare's early comedies, the Old Arcadia also includes over 70 poems in a variety of meters and genres. This edition contains a Glossary and an Index of First Lines.
language: English
title: The Old Arcadia
titlecomplete: The Old Arcadia
genres: 16th Century, School, Grad School, Novels, Poetry, Literature, Classics, British Literature, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 687
publisher: Oxford University Press