The Fancies, Chaste and Noble

Published in 1985: The main plot portrays the bachelor Octavio, Marquis of Siena, and his establishment of his ＂Bower of Fancies,＂ something like a Platonic academy for those he calls the ＂fancies＂ -- Clarella, Silvia, and Floria, three young women who are, or are said to be,＂young, wise, noble, fair, and chaste.