Daphnis and Chloe

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.

First sentence: THERE is in Lesbos a large and beautiful city called Mytilene.

Year

1717

Language

English

Publisher

george braziller

Editions

20

Pages

222

ISBN

9780807608807

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