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The Fancies, Chaste and Noble
Contributor(s): Ford, John (Author), Hart, Dominic J. (Editor)
ISBN: 0367189585     ISBN-13: 9780367189587
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $42.74  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2020
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- Literary Collections
- History
- Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.81 lbs) 314 pages
 
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Published in 1985: The main plot portrays the bachelor Octavio, Marquis of Siena, and his establishment of his "Bower of Fancies," something like a Platonic academy for those he calls the "fancies" -- Clarella, Silvia, and Floria, three young women who are, or are said to be,"young, wise, noble, fair, and chaste.