Daphnis and Chloe By Longus
A novelist generally reproduces a slice of life , where he is judged by his realism, or else he expresses criticism of life , in which case he is judged by his philosophy. In this novel, Longus does neither, he just tries to translate a beautiful picture into words , replacing the brazen world of actuality ! Giving readers a bountiful nature-laden blissful experience. “ Daphnis and Chloe ”, is a story of love, nature, adventure, and wedding bells ! Instead of dragging the reader through uninterrupted series of breathless adventures, Longus has alternated the passages of exciting action and passages of idyllic description ! It is a pristine pastoral romance fun-filled romantic tale of the 2nd century based on the Greek Isle of Lesbos , and has a tint of magical timelessness to it. It is a fun tale demonstrating the ancient art of falling in love . This appealing tale of two charming youths, of undisclosed identities, raised by simple farmers in the countryside, was written in...