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The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia: (The Old Arcadia) (Oxford World's Classics) (1st Edition) by Sir Philip Sidney, Katherine Duncan-Jones (Editor) Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-19-954984-2 / 0199549842 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-954984-9 / 9780199549849 Philip Sidney was in his early twenties when he wrote his `Old' Arcadia for the amusement of his younger sister, the Countess of Pembroke. The book, which he called 'a trifle, and that triflingly handled', reflects their youthful vitality. The `Old' Arcadia tells a romantic story in a manner comp |