About this title: In Longus' 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 extant 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 ...
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780674996335ISBN:067499633X
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 464 pages. Features two novels-"daphnis and chloe" (second or early third century ce) and "anthia and habrocomes" (first century ce). in "anthia and habrocomes", 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. (Hardback) read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780674996335ISBN:067499633X
Description: New. 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 Hab... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780674996335ISBN:067499633X
Description: Features two novels-"Daphnis and Chloe" (second or early third century CE) and "Anthia and Habrocomes" (first century CE). In "Anthia and Habrocomes", a newlywed couple, separated by mischance, survive hair-raising adventures and desperate escapes a... read more
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