A Cabinet of Gems, cut and polished by Sir Philip Sidney; now, for the more radiance, presented without their setting by George MacDonald.
"By these extracts from writings I have long loved, I hope to help some of my friends to a genuine acquaintance with the writer." (From the preface.)
The excerpts in this book, edited by George MacDonald, are taken primarily from Sir Philip Sidney's "The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia" and relate to a wide range of subjects. (Summary by Devorah Allen)
"By these extracts from writings I have long loved, I hope to help some of my friends to a genuine acquaintance with the writer." (From the preface.)
The excerpts in this book, edited by George MacDonald, are taken primarily from Sir Philip Sidney's "The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia" and relate to a wide range of subjects. (Summary by Devorah Allen)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
02:58 - Chapter 2
Men
09:00 - Chapter 3
Women
17:35 - Chapter 4
Love and Marriage
30:23 - Chapter 5
Religion
23:17 - Chapter 6
Philosophy
10:29 - Chapter 7
Moral Sayings and Aphorisms
13:17 - Chapter 8
Human Nature
17:16 - Chapter 9
Politics and Policy
07:53 - Chapter 10
Nature and Art
07:30 - Chapter 11
Horse, Armour, Attire, and Combat
09:54 - Chapter 12
On Poetry
16:01 - Chapter 13
Phrases, Similes, Epithets
13:35 - Chapter 14
From Letters
08:27 - Chapter 15
Spoken on His Death-bed
01:36 - Chapter 16
Appendix I
08:41 - Chapter 17
Appendix II
09:33