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PRONUNCIATION OF DAPHNIS AND CHLOE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAPHNIS AND CHLOE

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Daphnis and Chloe is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DAPHNIS AND CHLOE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Daphnis and Chloe

Daphnis and Chloe

Daphnis and Chloe is the only known work of the 2nd century AD Greek novelist and romancer Longus.

Definition of Daphnis and Chloe in the English dictionary

The definition of Daphnis and Chloe in the dictionary is two lovers in pastoral literature, esp in a prose idyll attributed to the Greek writer Longus.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAPHNIS AND CHLOE

Danton
Danube
Danubian
Danzig
dap
daphne
daphnia
Daphnis
dapped
dapper
dapperling
dapperly
dapperness
dapping
dapple
dapple-grey
dappled
daps
Dapsang

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAPHNIS AND CHLOE

aloe
American aloe
canoe
Chloe
Coe
doe
felloe
floe
foe
hoe
horseshoe
ice floe
Joe
kyloe
Monroe
Poe
shoe
sloe
Tahoe
toe

Synonyms and antonyms of Daphnis and Chloe in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Daphnis and Chloe» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

达夫尼和Chloe
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Daphnis y Chloe
570 millions of speakers

English

Daphnis and Chloe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Daphnis और च्लोए
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

دافنيس و كلو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дафнис и Хлоя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Daphnis e Chloe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডাফনিস এবং ক্লোও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Daphnis et Chloé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daphnis dan Chloe
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Daphnis und Chloe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダフニスとクロエ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Daphnis 와 클로이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daphnis lan Chloe
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Daphnis và Chloe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டாப்ஸ் மற்றும் சோய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेफनीस आणि क्लो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Daphnis ve Chloe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Dafni e Cloe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dafnis i Chloe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Дафніс і Хлоя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Daphnis și Chloe
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Δάφνις και Χλόη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Daphnis en Chloe
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Daphnis och Chloe
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Daphnis og Chloe
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAPHNIS AND CHLOE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAPHNIS AND CHLOE»

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Greek Fiction: Callirhoe, Daphnis and Chloe, Letters of Chion
In this collection of Greek fiction written between the first and fourth centuries AD, 'Callirhoe' is the stirring tale of star-crossed lovers Chaereas and Callirhoe, torn apart when she is kidnapped and sold as a slave, while 'Daphnis and ...
Longus,, Chariton,, 2011
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Daphnis and Chloe
Longus s "Daphnis and Chloe" (second or early third century CE), in which an idealized pastoral environment provides the setting as a boy and girl discover their sexuality, is one of the great works of world literature.
Longus, Jeffrey Henderson, 2009
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Daphnis and Chloe and the Love Romances of Partheius and ...
Daphnis & Chloe was translated by George Thornley, revised and augmented by J.M. Edmonds. "The Love Romances of Parthenius" and other fragments were translated by S. Gaselee.
/. Parthenius Longus /. Parthenius, Parthenius, 2008
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Daphnis and Chloe: Suites I and II
Upon receipt of the commission for this work, Ravel announced his intention to "compose a vast musical fresco, less scrupulous as to archaism than faithful to the Greece of my dreams, which inclined readily enough to what French artists of ...
Maurice Ravel, 2006
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A Study of Daphnis and Chloe
This 1983 book provides a serious modern literary treatment of perhaps the best known of all surviving works of ancient Greek fiction.
R. L. Hunter, 2007
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Greek Fiction: The Greek Novel in Context
If the Greek romance seems to be a stereotyped genre, the single surviving specimen which most stretches the possibilities of the form is Longus' Daphnis and Chloe.1 The outlines of the conventional plot remain easily discernible in its  ...
John Robert Morgan, Richard Stoneman, 1994
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The Story of Daphnis and Chloe, a Greek Pastoral
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Longus, 2013
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Collected Ancient Greek Novels
Almost nothing is known of the author of Daphnis and Chloe, although his home is generally thought to be the island of Lesbos, the location of the novel. What is completely clear, however, is that he is a writer of considerable sophistication; ...
Bryan P. Reardon, 2008
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Pastoral and the Humanities: Arcadia Re-inscribed
This chapter deals with the relationship between Longus' pastoral novel Daphnis and Chloe and a crucial notion in the theory and practice of rhetoric and poetics, poikilia (or variety, diversity)1 in which the so-called sophistic Greek novels ...
Mathilde Skoie, Sonia Bjørnstad-Velázquez, 2006
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Daphnis and Chloe. Translated Out of Greek by George ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Longus, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAPHNIS AND CHLOE»

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American Guild of Organists brings regional convention to Charlotte
And on Friday, touring virtuoso Stephen Tharp will play a gala program (including a transcription of Ravel's “Daphnis and Chloe” Suite No. «Charlotte Observer, Jun 15»
2
Ohio cancels poultry shows at the state and all county fairs
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe: Suite No. 2 (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) 4:01. Franz Liszt: Waltz-Impromptu (Alexis Weissenberg, ... «WKSU News, Jun 15»
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The Classical Beat: Harriman-Jewell Series presents new, old works …
2 from “Daphnis and Chloe.” The ballet, based on a romance by the Greek writer Longus, is the love story of the goatherd Daphnis and the ... «Kansas City Star, May 15»
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Opera star headlines student arts festival
... Casken's The Trackway of Time, Beethoven's 8th Symphony, Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No.2 and Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe Suite No.2. «The Northern Echo, May 15»
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Celebrated pianist Richard Cionco sits in with Auburn Symphony
... featuring pianist Richard Cionco and the UC Davis University Chorus, Revueltas' “Sensemaya” and Ravel's “Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2. «Auburn Journal, May 15»
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A Tale of Revenge that Runs from Ancient Greece to ISIS
... inimitable dramaturgy, with enough nice new notes that we left hoping they'll take on the companion piece, Day (Daphnis and Chloe 2.0). «Hyperallergic, May 15»
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Salonen conducts his 'Nyx' at SF Symphony
... Goose” opened the program (although “Daphnis and Chloe” was even more apropos). Salonen's extraordinary mastery of instrumental color, ... «SFGate, May 15»
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Anthony Dowell living the dream in Australian Ballet's new production
... born in 1904 in Ecuador, who rose to the top levels of dance with gems such as La Fille mal Gardee, Daphnis and Chloe and Cinderella. «The Australian, Apr 15»
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Young pianist in his element
John Anderson and the ASO return to the King's Hall on Sunday, June 28 with Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe, Dvorak's Violin Concerto and ... «Wharfedale Observer, Apr 15»
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The 18th-Century Inspiration of Vivienne Westwood's Collections …
... Boucher's shepherdesses' dress while referencing his Daphnis and Chloe (Shepherd watching a sleeping shepherdess (1743‑1745)). «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Mar 15»

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