Screen LibraryDaphnis and Chloe /
In Longus's ravishing Daphnis and Chloe (second or early third century CE), one of the great works of world literature, an innocent boy and girl gradually discover their sexuality in an idealized pastoral environment. In Xenophon's Anthia and Habrocomes (first century CE), perhaps the earl...
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Harvard University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Mass. : |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English Ancient Greek |
| Series: |
The Loeb classical library ;
69 |
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| Summary: |
In Longus's ravishing Daphnis and Chloe (second or early third century CE), one of the great works of world literature, an innocent boy and girl gradually discover their sexuality in an idealized pastoral environment. In Xenophon's Anthia and Habrocomes (first century CE), perhaps the earliest novel and a new addition to the Loeb Classical Library, a newlywed couple, separated by mischance, survive hair-raising adventures and desperate escapes as they traverse the Mediterranean and the Near East en route to a joyful reunion. The pairing of these two novels well illustrates both the basic con |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 370 pages ; 17 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages vii-xiv) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780674996335 : 067499633X |
| Index Number: | PA4229 |
| CLC: | I545.42 |
| Call Number: | I545.42/L859 |
| Contents: |
The story of Daphnis and Chloe / The story of Anthia and Habrocomes / |