Daphnis and Chloe
by Longus
Taste attributes: romancehistoricalmyth/fairytaleslowfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossyemotive & stirringcoming of agelove conquers all
Boxlist takeA heightened romance novel that is fresh, moving and polished. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Longus's Daphnis and Chloe (second or early third century CE), in which an idealized pastoral environment provides the setting as a boy and girl discover their sexuality, is one of the great works of world literature. Xenophon's Anthia and Habrocomes (first century CE) is perhaps the earliest extant novel.
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- Longus
- Published
- 1717
- Pages
- 195
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- Open Library
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