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Worden, Blair

The Sound of Virtue: Philip Sidney`s `Arcadia` and Elizabethan Politics

The Sound of Virtue: Philip Sidney`s `Arcadia` and Elizabethan Politics

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Written around 1580, Philip Sidney's Arcadia is a romance, a love story, a work of wit and enchantment set in an ancient and mythical land. But, as Blair Worden now startlingly reveals, it is also a grave and urgent commentary on Elizabethan politics. Under the protective guise of pastoral fiction, Sidney produced a searching reflection on the misgovernment of Elizabeth I and on the failings of monarchy as a system of government.
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Title: The Sound of Virtue: Philip Sidney`s `Arcadia` and Elizabethan Politics

Author: Worden, Blair
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Year: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0300066937
EAN: 9780300066937
First Edition: Yes
Condition: Very Good - Signed
Notes: A very good hardcover in a very good dust jacket which has minor wear. Brief personal inscription from the author to historian Barbara Donagan at the front.
Cover Note: Photo is for illustrative purposes only - actual cover art may vary.