Arcadias

/ɑːrˈkeɪdiəz/ noun

Definition

Plural of Arcadia; referring to multiple idealized pastoral settings or versions of Arcadia, literal or imaginary.

Etymology

From Arcadia (Greek Arkadia) + the plural suffix -s. While Arcadia historically referred to one region, the plural accommodates multiple fictional or metaphorical Arcadias in literature and art.

Kelly Says

Different authors basically invented their own Arcadias—Italian writers created one version, French poets another, Spanish playwrights yet another—so you ended up with dozens of imaginary perfect worlds all called 'Arcadia' existing simultaneously in European culture.

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