Marc Chagall: Daphnis and Chloe

by Marc Chagall

Inspired by a journey through Greece, Marc Chagall, one of the twentieth-century’s most popular painters, created a wonderful series of lithographs that brought to life this ancient Greek love story. The story of Daphnis and Chloe, a pastoral romance attributed to the Greek poet Longus, follows the adventures of two foundling children raised by adopted parents who are humble shepherds in the idyllic setting of the Isle of Lesbos. As Daphnis and Chloe grow to be young adults tending their adopted parents’ sheep and goats on the sun-drenched Grecian hillsides and pastures, they discover that their friendship is turning to love but in their innocence they do not know how to proceed. Together they experience many trials and tribulations before finally realizing their true fate. Daphnis and Chloe has served through the ages as an inspiration for nearly every love story that has followed including Romeo and Juliet.

Genres: Art, Mythology, Classics, Romance, Nonfiction, Classic Literature

150 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2005

About the author

Marc Chagall born Moishe Shagal (6 July 1887 – 28 March 1985) was a Belarusian, Russian and French artist of Jewish ancestry.

An early modernist, Chagall was associated with the École de Paris, as well as several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine art prints.

Chagall lived in France and Russia for decades but in 1941, he settled in New York, which was full of writers, painters, and composers who, like himself, had fled from Europe during the Nazi invasions.

After the war, he chose to return to France and spent his last years living in the Côte d'Azur.

Reviews

[Wolfgang Amadeus Brozart]

"Er schwamm in den Flüssen; sie badete in den Quellen; er flötete wetteifernd mit den Pinien; sie aber sang um die Wette mit den Nachtigallen"

[Susanne]

Zauberhafte Liebesgeschichte um zwei Kinder, die, auf Lesbos ausgesetzt, gemeinsam erwachsen werden, sich verlieben, jedoch so unschuldig sind, dass sie nicht als Liebende zueinander finden. Sie müssen erst viele Abenteuer bestehen, um wirklich ein Paar zu werden. Die Illustrationen von Marc Chagall sind nicht nur wunderschön, sondern fangen die Stimmung der Episoden hervorragend ein.

[Theresa Bütow]

Eine schöne, romantische und knisternde Liebesgeschichte. Einfach ein Klassiker!