Longus

En l'ile de Lesbos, chassant dans un bois consacre aux Nymphes, je vis la plus belle chose que j'aie vue en ma vie, une image peinte, une histoire d'amour. Le parc, de soi-meme, etoit beau ; fleurs n'y manquoient, arbres epais, fraiche fontaine qui nourrissoit et les arbres et les fleurs ; mais la peinture, plus plaisante encore que tout le reste, etoit d'un sujet amoureux et de merveilleux artifice ; tellement que plusieurs, meme etrangers, qui en avoient oui parler, venoient la devots aux Nymphes, et curieux de voir cette peinture.

"Presents ancient Greek text with vocabulary and grammatical notes of Longus' (2nd and 3rd century A.D.) pastoral story of Daphnis and Chloe. Includes introduction, bibliography, glossary, and two indices of proper names"--Provided by publisher.

A trio of tales offering an eye-opening alternative view of ancient Greece's literary culture. A fascinating counterpoint to the monumental epics of ancient Greece, Greek Fiction features three novelistic works written between the first and fourth centuries AD. Chariton's "Callirhoe"-perhaps the first novel ever written-is the stirring tale of two star-crossed lovers who are torn apart when Callirhoe is kidnapped and sold into slavery.