One of the great ironies of world literature is that the sole extant novel by the Greek author Longus is actually quite short. [2] Throughout the book, Chloe is courted by suitors, two of whom ( Dorcon and Lampis) attempt with … What are Nymphs for? <>>> With the English translation of George Thornley, rev. Credit therefore has to go to the translation (done, in this edition, by Phiroze Vasunia) for making this so utterly readable, even by modern standards. Extremely naive teenagers fall in love while goat/sheep herding and sloooowwwllllyyyyy explore their relationship. Credit therefore has to go to the translation (done, in this edition, by Phiroze Vasunia) for making this so utterly readable, even by modern standards. There is a lot of drama (intermingling gods, pirates, angry rich kids, jealous neighbours) and quite some crying in desperation. Daphnis and Chloe is the story of a boy and a girl (Chloe), each of whom is exposed at birth along with some identifying tokens.A goatherd named Lamon discovers Daphnis, and a shepherd called Dryas finds Chloe. 2 0 obj
Daphnis and Chloe, work by Longus, written in the 2nd or 3rd century ce and considered the first pastoral prose romance. Like “For this will cure him that is sick, and rouse him that is in dumps; one that has loved, it will remember of it; one that has not, it will instruct. Published by Penguin Classics “While Nape was making the bread and Dryas boiling the ram, Daphnis and Chloe had time to go forth as far as the ivy-bush; and when he had set his snares again and pricked his lime-twigs, they not only catched good store of birds, but had a sweet collation of kisses without intermission, and a dear conversation in the language of love: "Chloe, I came for thy sake." 8��f�4A�ŢH�0�a�4HɎ���\f�CJ��E E�r�߹���T�r�?�xy����Z����]������Y]~���In��駟�������o.D����o�ÿ@�燱���K����7�X��/o�|�������o�\�fw���˟CQxE:�. I was reading it for the second time.This early pastoral romance (dating from the second or third century A.D.) is both entertaining in itself and a good corrective to the received wisdom that the novel is a quintessential invention of Cervantes or capitalism or Protestantism or the eighteenth century.
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<> by J.M. You Had Me at Hola Aww such a lovely, romantic and erotic tale of young love and the trials and tribulations that it entails. Daphnis and Chloe has been cited by many booktubers (whose opinions on classical literature I trust) as a great place to start with literature from antiquity, and the premise of this book was too good to pass up. This is a beautifully whimsical tale of innocence, sex, love and pirates. Written in prose and exploring the problems of two lovers, who don't know how to make love. There wasn't a single point I felt the language or tone were outdated, confusing or dense, and the story itself was fun and charming, as we follow two young people who must go up against the likes of pirates, jealous would-be suitors, extreme weather and Greek deities in their quest to understand their feelings for each other so they can be together.I bought this book twenty years and took it with me to Greece, as it seemed appropriate reading matter for a bucolic holiday.I bought this book twenty years and took it with me to Greece, as it seemed appropriate reading matter for a bucolic holiday.The most original, and in my opinion, most beautiful love story ever put into words (do not take that statement too seriously, I've probably read a total of 3 or 4 love stories in my lifetime and 2 of them were probably about animals or trees and whatnot).