Author: LongusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Daphnis and Chloe ...
Author: LongusDaphnis and Chloe
Author: LongusPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141907894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A tender novel describing eager and inept young love, Daphnis and Chloe tells the story of a baby boy and girl who are discovered separately, two years apart, alone and exposed on a Greek mountainside. Taken in by a goatherd and a shepherd respectively, and raised near the town of Mytilene, they grow to maturity unaware of one another's existence - until the mischievous god of love, Eros, creates in them a sudden overpowering desire for one another. A masterpiece among early Greek romances, attracting both high praise and moral disapproval, this work has proved an enduringly fertile source of inspiration for musicians, writers and artists from Henry Fielding to Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Maurice Ravel. Longus transforms familiar themes from the romance genre - including pirates, dreams, and the supernatural - into a virtuoso love story that is rich in insight, humorous and ironical in its treatment of human sexual experience.
The Loves of Daphnis and Chloe
Author: LongusPublisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1513276956
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
The Love of Daphnis and Chloe (2nd century C.E.) is an ancient Greek romance novel by Longus. Set on Lesbos, it is a classic story of love set in a recognizably pastoral setting. An important early novel and a landmark in the development of Western literature, The Love of Daphnis and Chloe has inspired and influenced such wide-ranging artists as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Allan Ramsay, Marc Chagall, Colette, and Yukio Mishima. Abandoned at birth, Daphnis is raised by a goatherd named Lamon on the island of Lesbos. Chloe, likewise abandoned, is raised by Dryas, a nearby shepherd. Living and working in the fields of their native land, the two become fast friends, frequently spending time together while herding their respective flocks. As they fall in love, with no model for romantic affection, Daphnis and Chloe struggle to understand their mutual feeling. Seeking the guidance of a wise cowherd, they are advised to share a kiss with one another, for only a kiss will cure their growing sickness. All too trusting, they follow the cowherd’s instruction, only to be plunged into deeper desire. Still unsure of how to show his affection, Daphnis journeys to the city, where an older woman educates him in the ways of love. Meanwhile, Chloe is kidnapped and taken to a faraway kingdom. Fearing the worst, Daphnis embarks on a journey to save her, facing pirates, pitfalls, and countless other dangers on his way. The Love of Daphnis and Chloe is not only a groundbreaking work of prose fiction, but a widely adapted model of classical romance that continues to be read and appreciated nearly two millennia after its publication. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Longus’s The Love of Daphnis and Chloe is a classic of ancient Greek literature reimagined for modern readers.
The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe
Author: LongusPublisher: London : W. Heinemann
ISBN:
Category : Daphnis (Greek mythology)
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Daphnis & Chloe
Author: LongusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pastoral literature, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Daphnis and Chloe
Author: LongusPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
"Daphnis and Chloe" is an ancient Greek novel written in the Roman Empire by novelist and romance writer Longus. It is a delightful story of Daphnis and Chloe, who fall in love without knowing what 'Love' is. Through a series of strange and funny mishaps, they understand love and find their true happiness.
The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe
Author: LongusDaphnis and Chloe
Author: LongusPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192840523
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The second century romance about two foundlings who are brought up by shepherds, fall in love at an early age, but must overcome enormous obstacles before they can attain happiness.
Greek Fiction
Author: LongusPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014196913X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
In this collection of Greek fiction written between the first and fourth centuries AD, 'Callirhoe' is the stirring tale of star-crossed lovers Chaereas and Callirhoe, torn apart when she is kidnapped and sold as a slave, while 'Daphnis and Chloe' tells of a boy and girl abandoned at birth, who grow up to fall in love and battle pirates. Greek Fiction - also containing 'Letters of Chion', an early thriller about tyranny and a political assassination - is a fascinating glimpse into an alternative view of Ancient Greece's literary culture.
Daphnis and Chloe and "The Love Romances of Partheius and Other Fragments"
Author: / Parthenius Longus / PartheniusPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434466248
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Daphnis & Chloe was translated by George Thornley, revised and augmented by J.M. Edmonds. "The Love Romances of Parthenius" and other fragments were translated by S. Gaselee.