Daphnis and Chloe

Longus, Paul Turner

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Penguin Classics
23 March 1989

Literary essays; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paul Turner's distinguished translation retains the beauty and elegance of Longus' original, while his introduction sets the work in context and outlines the history of the text

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.

By: Longus
Translated by: Paul Turner
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 100g
ISBN: 9780140440591
ISBN 10: 0140440593
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 23 March 1989
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Longus (usually dated between the mid-second and mid-third centuries AD). Daphnis and Chloe is available in Penguin Classics in different translations in Greek Fiction and Daphnis and Chloe.

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