Myth, Rhetoric, and Fiction: A Reading of Longus's Daphnis and Chloe

MacQueen, Bruce D.

ISBN 10: 0803231377 / ISBN 13: 9780803231375

Published by University of Nebraska Press, 1990

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279 pages. Ex-university library marks, sunning to the spine, lightly toned pages; a good sound binding. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays; ISBN: 0803231377. ISBN/EAN: 9780803231375. Inventory No: 218983.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Myth, Rhetoric, and Fiction: A Reading of Longus's Daphnis and Chloe
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803231377
• ISBN 13: 9780803231375
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literary Criticism & Essays

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Synopsis

"Daphnis and Chloe", written c.200 AD, vividly describes the passion of two foundlings brought up by shepherds. Longus' story was praised by Goethe, parodied by Voltaire and imitated countless times by popular writers in every European language. Critics have long admired its subtle psychology, sensitive description of nature and carefully measured rhythms. This study defines "Daphnis and Chloe" as a work of sophisticated prose fiction that reveals something perennial and important about the human condition. It reviews key interpretive problems concerning the work's date, authorship, style, motifs, philosophic bent and affiliations to other literary works. The text includes a thorough survey of previous scholarship.