Arcadia

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A mountainous region of Greece which was represented as the blissful home of happy shepherds. Arcadia is associated with simplicity and is usually seen as a retreat from the complexities of sophisticated life in the court or the city.

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Editors. "Arcadia". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2001
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=71, accessed 19 May 2013.]


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  1. Utopias/ Utopian Thought and Fiction