Love in a Green Shade: Idyllic Romances Ancient to Modern

by Richard F. Hardin

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803223943
• ISBN13: 9780803223943
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"