The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
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The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia is a late 16th-century prose romance by Sir Philip Sidney that blends pastoral, chivalric, and political themes and became one of the most influential works of Elizabethan literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan literature work
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pastoral romance ⓘ prose romance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arcadia
NERFINISHED
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Sidney's Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEnd | 1580s ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStart | 1570s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sidney Circle
NERFINISHED
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Wilton House literary circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sir Philip Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionStatus | left unfinished ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType |
disguised lovers
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knights ⓘ princes ⓘ shepherds ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 16th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mary Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1590 ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
chivalric romance
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pastoral fiction ⓘ political romance ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Italian Renaissance romance
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classical pastoral tradition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
embedded poems
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songs ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
New Arcadia
NERFINISHED
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Old Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inHonorOf | Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn |
Elizabethan drama
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English Renaissance prose fiction ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mary Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multi-plot romance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of pastoral and political elements
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complex narrative design ⓘ influence on later English prose style ⓘ |
| posthumousEditingBy | Mary Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional region of Arcadia ⓘ |
| theme |
chivalry
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courtly love ⓘ monarchy and governance ⓘ pastoral ideal ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
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