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Greene's Arcadia; Or Menaphon: Camilla's Alarum to Slumber Euphues in His Melancholy Cell at Silexedra
Excerpt from Greene's Arcadia; Or Menaphon: Camilla's Alarum to Slumber Euphues in His Melancholy Cell at Silexedra
Greene's Arcadia was first published in 1587, and again 1589, 1599, 1605, 1610, 1616, 1634. The name, scene, and something in the style and construction of the fable, were perhaps suggested by Sir philip sydney's celebrated romance, though that work did not appear in print till 1590. Each commences with consulting the oracle at Delphos; whose dark responses are in both fulfilled in an equally improbable manner'.
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Greene's Arcadia was first published in 1587, and again 1589, 1599, 1605, 1610, 1616, 1634. The name, scene, and something in the style and construction of the fable, were perhaps suggested by Sir philip sydney's celebrated romance, though that work did not appear in print till 1590. Each commences with consulting the oracle at Delphos; whose dark responses are in both fulfilled in an equally improbable manner'.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
114 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1996
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May 12, 2020
I read the critical edition by Ardelle Cowie, her doctoral dissertation at Yale.
January 18, 2023
Even more overwrought than "Pandosto," with near incest thrown in to add plot variety. This isn't so much a moral objection as an objection to how contrived the story is. There are moments when one character will literally ask for another's name and a straightforward answer would solve everyone's problems, but no, Greene delays the resolution by another 50 pages. The verse interludes are just there--not particularly inspiring.
I get that this is a pastoral romance and that the genres comes with certain conventions, but I didn't find "Menaphon" as amusing or morally instructive as the title page would have me believe.
I get that this is a pastoral romance and that the genres comes with certain conventions, but I didn't find "Menaphon" as amusing or morally instructive as the title page would have me believe.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews