About this title: 'he sat down and wept, to think that even the rams knew more about the deeds of love than he did' Daphnis is fifteen years old, Chloe thirteen. They are drawn to each other and long to make love. But no one has told them what love is, nor do they know how to accomplish the physical act. Round their predicament Longus weaves a fantasy which entertains and instructs, but never errs in taste. The hard toil and precariousness of peasant life are here, but so are its compensations - revelry, music, dance, and storytelling. Above the action brood divine presences - Eros, Dionysus, Pan, the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Books, Baltimore
Date Published: 1968
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. 124 p. 28 cm. Translation of: Poimenika ta kata Daphnin kai Chloen. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Date Published: 2000-04
ISBN-13:9783791323367ISBN:3791323369
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Date Published: 2000-04
ISBN-13:9783791323367ISBN:3791323369
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rarity Press, United States
Date Published: 1931
Description: Good. No Jacket. Very Good. No Jacket Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Translated by George Thonley. Decoration by John Austen. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PANTHEON
Date Published: 1949
Description: Fair. Dust jacket has some tears Every heavytail order includes with a sweet! We carefully hand clean and reinspect each and every item we ship. Our quality control process ensures items to be in the condition described or better. Heavytail is determined to earn your repeat business through old fashioned customer service. We love international orders. read more
Description: Very Good. Slight wear on extremities to include bruise on front lower cover (repaired) and marker on first page, otherwise, clean and tight copy. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Penguin, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780140440591ISBN:0140440593
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 126 pp. The front cover is creased at the lower fore-corner. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. Translated from the Greek by Paul Turner. read more
Edition: Reprint Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: VIZETELLY, London
Date Published: 0000
Description: Very Good Hardback. No Jacket. NO DATE PART OF REISSUE OF 18TH CENTURY CLASSICS, ENGRAVINGS, PEACH DECORATIVE CLOTH, SPINE HAS A TEAR, READING COPY, APASTORAL ROMANCE TRANSLATED FROM GREEK, PLATES BY BARON GERARD AND PHILIP D'ORLEANS. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rarity Press, New York
Date Published: 1931
Description: John Austen. Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 200 pages, illustrated. Boards heavily soiled with wear, spine sunned, soiling to the page edges, lengthy inscription on end page. read more
"This story is one of my favorites. It is basically a romance story about two childhood friends suddenly realizing the other is their one true love. It is a quick and beautiful read."
"Great little fiction work from Ancient Greece. Let's us know that love stories with a little action and adventure have been around for quite a while. Also, you just have to love the middle voice...HABs, you know what I'm talking about."
"Don't get me wrong, I *love* Daphnis and Chloe, but one should know that the Loeb edition (at least the one I have) has a very antiquated translation (1657!) that is scarcely modified. I wouldn't normally mind this, especially inasmuch as it is very faithful to the Greek text, but it lapses into Latin for the dirty bits! Which isn't very friendly."
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