This bookanalyzes the role of romance as a catalyst in remaking Arcadia in five, canonical sixteenth-century texts: Sannazaro's Arcadia; Montemayor's La Diana; Cervantes'La Galatea; Sidney's Arcadia; and Lope de Vega's Arcadia.
"Marsha Collins's approach to the construction, or reconstruction, of Arcadia in the sixteenth century is fascinating and convincing. Her study presents a dynamic vision of the pastoral world and its special sensibility. The comparative analyses-of Sannazaro, Montemayor, Cervantes, Sidney, and Lope de Vega-are sound, well argued, and a pleasure to read, offering a superb complement to previous studies of the genre." - Edward H. Friedman, Professor of Comparative Literature and European Studies. Vanderbilt University, USA
