{"product_id":"9781526174970","title":"Sir Philip Sidney: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia","description":"Author: Victor Skretkowicz\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526174970\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 686 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern readers mostly know Sir Philip Sidney's \u003ci\u003eArcadia\u003c\/i\u003e in its complete 'old' version, but it is the \u003ci\u003eNew Arcadia \u003c\/i\u003e(published in 1590), a revised version of his pastoral romance \u003ci\u003eThe Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia\u003c\/i\u003e, that was the most influential and most widely imitated literary text of the sixteenth century. Preserving the basic plot, \u003ci\u003eNew Arcadia\u003c\/i\u003e adds further narrative strands and introduces ambitious revisions, demonstrating Sidney's brilliance as a prose writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition of the \u003ci\u003eNew Arcadia \u003c\/i\u003eis the first in nearly four decades, preserving the text of Victor Skretkowicz' celebrated 1987 edition, whilst making the text accessible through modern spelling and supplementing it with a substantially expanded scholarly commentary, an updated glossary, and additional long notes on the book's history and Sidney's use of rhetorical devices, as well as his contributions to the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920554279070,"sku":"ING-9781526174970","price":194.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526174970.jpg?v=1782823693","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526174970","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}