Philip Sidney book The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
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The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, also known simply as the Arcadia, is a long prose pastoral romance by Sir Philip Sidney written towards the end of the 16th century. Having finished one version of his text, Sidney later significantly expanded and revised his work. Scholars today often refer to these two major versions as the Old Arcadia and the New Arcadia. The Arcadia is Sidney's most ambitious literary work by far, and as significant in its own way as his sonnets.
“A fair woman shall not only command without authority but persuade without speaking.”
Philip Sidney book The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
Book 3, page 485.
The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (1580)
“High-erected thoughts seated in the heart of courtesy.”
Philip Sidney book The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
Book 1. Compare: "Great thoughts come from the heart", Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues, Maxim cxxvii.
The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (1580)
“Open suspecting others comes of secret condemning themselves.”
Philip Sidney book The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
Book 1, page 144.
The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (1580)
Philip Sidney book The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
Book 2, page 253.
The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (1580)
“They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.”
Philip Sidney book The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
Book 1. Compare: "He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts", John Fletcher, Love's Cure, act iii. sc. 3.
The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (1580)
Philip Sidney book The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
Book 2. Compare: "Many-headed multitude", William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, act ii. sc. 3.; "This many-headed monster, Multitude", Daniel, History of the Civil War, book ii. st. 13.
The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (1580)
