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Arcadia is the second novel by Lauren Groff published in 2012 by Hachette. It is set in Upstate New York during the 1960s and 70s, and depicts a utopian commune through the eyes of the settlement's first-born child, Bit. The commune is situated on the grounds of an old and crumbling homestead.
Arcadia is a 1993 stage play written by English playwright Tom Stoppard, which explores the relationship between past and present, order and disorder, certainty and uncertainty. It has been praised by many critics as the finest play from "one of the most significant contemporary playwrights" in the English language. [ 1 ]
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, also known simply as the Arcadia, is a long prose pastoral romance by Sir Philip Sidney written towards the end of the 16th century. Having finished one version of his text, Sidney later significantly expanded and revised his work.
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Arcadia scored highly with critics, and played to sold out theaters at the Berlin Film Festival. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote: "Ms. Silver’s ability to translate the liminal into cinematic terms, to catch those moments between innocence and knowing, childhood and adulthood, unforgiving and forgiving, makes her someone to watch".
The play has been characterized as "typical Fletcherian dramatic romance, slight of characterization, improbable of plot, but full of unexpected turns, and pretty sentiment, and poetic charm." [ 2 ] Shirley scholars have disagreed on the significance of the play in the dramatist's canon.
Arcadia is a 2024 fantasy drama film directed by Yorgos Zois. Starring Angeliki Papoulia and Vangelis Mourikis, it tells the story of neurologist Katerina and Yannis, a former doctor, as they head off to a deserted seaside resort. Yannis has been called to identify the victim of a tragic accident at the hospital of the small town. [1]
Borderline is set in modern-day version of Los Angeles, in a world where gateways to the Fey realm exist.The main character, Millie, becomes involved with a secret organization called the Arcadia Project, which manages the Fey presence in our world, which remains unknown to the general population.