Orlando (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Adeline Virginia Stephen
- First Published: 1928
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Phantasmagoric
- Time of Work: 1588-1928
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Orlando, Sasha, Nicholas Greene, Archduchess Harriet of Rumania, Marmaduke Bonthrop Shelmerdine, Esquire
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Historical fiction, Satire, Biographical fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: History, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Gender roles, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Literature, Poetry or poets, England or English people, Feminism, Women’s issues, Eighteenth century, Seventeenth century, Wit or humor, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Sixteenth century, Women’s rights, Androgyny, Nobility, Turkey or Turkish people, Royal courts or courtiers, Oak
- Locales: London, England, Constantinople
The Story:
One day in 1588, young Orlando was slashing at the head of a Moor tied to the rafters in his ancestral castle. His forefathers had been of noble rank for centuries and had lived out their lives in action, but Orlando was inclined toward writing. Bored by his play in the attic, he went to his room and wrote for a while on his poetic drama, “Aethelbert: A Tragedy in Five Acts.” Tiring of poetry before long, he ran outdoors and up a nearby hill, where he threw himself down under his favorite oak tree and let himself fall into a contemplative revery.
He was...
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