The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe (The Folio Society)

Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe (The Folio Society) Author:Longus; Moore, George Publisher:The Folio Society Release Date:1954 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Very Good Sku: 2347027 Notes: First thus (Nash, Folio 50 #69). Includes publisher's slipcase and original clear acetate jacket. Stain to slipcase corner, appears more faintly on spine base, slipcase edges rubbed, slipcase toned. 1954 Hard Cover. 95 pp. Translated into English from the original Greek by George Moore, illustrated with etchings by Marcel Vertes. The only known work of the 2nd century AD Greek novelist and romancer Longus. 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. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!

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