Arcadia, The

From: A Dictionary of Shakespeare | Date: 1998| Author: STANLEY WELLS | Copyright information

Arcadia, The A lengthy prose romance by Sir Philip Sidney, based on Greek romances. It exists in two forms: the ‘old’ Arcadia, and an...

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