Arcadia: A Restoration in Contemporary English of the Complete 1593 Edition of The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by Charles Stanley Ross and Joel B. Davis

Sidney’s Renaissance romance offers a surprisingly astute analysis of statesmanship and erotic passion. King Basilius misinterprets an oracle and retreats to a country house. There he pursues a cross-dressed Amazon whom his wife also desires. Musidorus and Pyrocles in disguise woo the royal princesses Pamela and Philoclea, recounting their attempts to bring justice and stability to foreign countries. The king’s envious sister-in-law stirs up dissensions and adds to the misery of her love-si...