Description: This antique book is a classic and in surprisingly good shape. It has 29 authentic wood engravings with many as fold outs to make larger prints. It was originally written by the Greek Longus in the first or second century and translated in French by Jacques Amyot. The book is in good condition for its more than 200 years of existence: the front and back cover and spine are all present and though scuffed and the hinges weak, still attached. The rest of the binding is sound and the pages and prints are clean and without odor.Daphnis and Chloe is the story of a boy (Daphnis) and a girl (Chloe), each of whom is exposed at birth along with some identifying tokens. A goatherd named Lamon discovers Daphnis, and a shepherd called Dryas finds Chloe. Each decides to raise the child he finds as his own. Daphnis and Chloe grow up together, herding the flocks for their foster parents. They fall in love but, being naive, do not understand what is happening to them. Philetas, a wise old cowherd, explains to them what love is and tells them that the only cure is kissing. They do this. Eventually, Lycaenion, a woman from the city, educates Daphnis in love-making. Daphnis, however, decides not to test his newly acquired skill on Chloe, because Lycaenion tells Daphnis that Chloe "will scream and cry and lie bleeding heavily [as if murdered]." Throughout the book, Chloe is courted by suitors, two of whom (Dorcon and Lampis) attempt with varying degrees of success to abduct her. She is also carried off by raiders from a nearby city and saved by the intervention of the god Pan. Meanwhile, Daphnis falls into a pit, gets beaten up, is abducted by pirates, and is very nearly raped. In the end, Daphnis and Chloe are recognized by their birth parents, get married, and live out their lives in the country.The book measures 5 ¾” by 3 7/8” and is 7/8” thick.
Price: 425 USD
Location: Palm Harbor, Florida
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Special Attributes: Illustrated
Subject: Illustrated
Topic: European
Year Printed: 1779
Region: Europe
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Binding: Hardcover
Original/Facsimile: Original
Place of Publication: London
Language: French
Author: Jacques Amyot
Publisher: Londres
