Longus ; translated with a revised introduction by Paul Turner.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Penguin,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1989.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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123, [3] pages ;
Dimensions
20 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Penguin classics
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (page 126).
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Although Longus's pastoral has attracted disapproval too - Mrs. Browning called it an 'obscene text' - it has proved an enduringly fertile source for artists from Henry Fielding to Corot and Ravel and is recognizably the masterpiece among early Greek novels. It shares with them the stock in trade of pirates, dreams and supernatural aids, but Longus's artistry adds other dimensions, transforming it into a virtuoso love story, rich in insights, humorous and ironical in its treatment of human sexual experience.