Daphnis and Chloe: The Markets and Metamorphases of an Unknown Bestseller

by Giles Barber

First edition. This volume forms the published record of the fourth series of Panizzi lectures, delivered at the British Library in 1988. Barber discusses the publishing history of Longus's novel Daphnis and Chloe, possibly one of the most translated text of Greek antiquity in the twentieth century. Illustrated. x, 86 pages. paper wrappers.. small 8vo..

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Published January 1, 1989