Love in a green shade : idyllic romances ancient to modern / Richard F. Hardin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hardin, Richard F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Longus--Influence.

Longus.

Longus. Daphnis and Chloe.

Pastoral literature--History and criticism.

Pastoral literature.

Romance fiction--History and criticism.

Romance fiction.

Romances--History and criticism.

Romances.

Literature--Greek influences.

Literature.

Country life in literature.

Love in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"""Love in a Green Shade" examines for the first time in depth the reception history of "Daphnis and Chloe" in literature, beginning with its Renaissance rediscovery and working through its various transformations in English, French, Spanish, and other literatures. At the same time, Richard F. Hardin launches a groundbreaking exploration of the idyllic romance tradition in fiction and drama.While Virgil and Theocritus beget a tradition of poetry concerned with male eroticism, idyllic romance centers on the couple in a story pointing toward marriage. In addition to "Daphnis and Chloe," this study considers numerous works influenced by the idyllic romance tradition, including Shakespeare's "The Tempest," Milton's "Paradise Lost," Bernardin's "Paul et Virginie," Stowe's "The Pearl of Orr's Island," Cather's "O Pioneers!," novels by Sand, Hardy, and Pardo Bazan, Louis Hemon's "Maria Chapdelaine," and Mishima's "The Sound of Waves."

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-274) and index.

ISBN:

9780803202924

080320292X

OCLC:

179084232