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Longus
Almost nothing is known about this ancient Greek novelist, which only adds to the charm of the surviving work. Daphnis and Chloe has kept Longus famous for centuries with its gentle mix of romance, nature, and storytelling.
4 Audiobooks
The Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus and Achilles Tatius Comprising the Ethiopics; or, Adventures of Theagenes and Chariclea; The pastoral amours of Daphnis and Chloe; and the loves of Clitopho and Leucippe
by Achilles Tatius, of Emesa Heliodorus, Longus
Dafnis y Cloe; leyendas del antiguo Oriente (fragmentos)
by Juan Valera, Longus
Δάφνης και Χλόη
by Longus
About the author
Longus was an ancient Greek writer, best known as the author of Daphnis and Chloe, a pastoral prose romance set on the island of Lesbos. Scholars generally place him in the 2nd or 3rd century CE, but the details of his life remain uncertain.
That mystery is part of what makes his work stand out: nearly everything remembered about him comes from the novel itself. Daphnis and Chloe follows two young lovers growing up in a rural world of shepherds, gardens, seasons, and misunderstandings, and it later became one of the most influential Greek romances in European literary history.
Even with so little biographical information, Longus has endured because the story feels lively and approachable. His writing is often remembered for its sweetness, its attention to the natural world, and its lasting influence on later writers, artists, and composers.