A tender novella that describes the eager and fearless youthful love, Daphnis and Chloe tell the story of a boy and a girl who are discovered separately, two years later, alone and exposed on a Greek mountainside. With the son of a goat and the son of a shepherd caring for them respectively, they grow up near the city of Mytilene, unaware of each other's existence - until the mischievous god of love, Eros, creates in them a sudden, overpowering desire for one another.

A masterpiece among the early Greek romances, attracting both high praise and moral approval, this work has proven to be a lasting and 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 genre of romantic literature - including pirates, dreams, and the supernatural - into a unique love story that is rich in insight, humorous, and ironic in its approach to the human sexual experience.

Pages: 128, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm