Searching for Sappho : the lost songs and world of the first woman poet : including new translations of all of Sappho's surviving poetry / Philip Freeman.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First EditionDescription: xxvii, 306 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780393242232
- 0393242234
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Main Library | NonFiction | 884.01 F855 | Available | 33111008392009 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The daughter of an aristocratic family, a wife, a devoted mother and a lover of women, Sappho was one of the greatest writers of her own or any age. Although most people have heard of Sappho, the story of her lost poems and the lives of ancient women they celebrate has never been told for a general audience.
Philip Freeman paints a vivid picture of Sappho's world. He delves into religious rites, customs, the role of women in the family, medical knowledge and the experience of motherhood at the time. Through this contextual knowledge, a picture of Sappho's life emerges. Freeman uses his vast historical research, in conjunction with Sappho's poems and other Greek works of fiction, to bring us the closest we can come to knowing the biographical details of this most famous woman poet.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-283) and index.
Childhood -- Wedding songs -- A mother's love -- Family matters -- Loving women -- The goddess -- Unyielding time -- Epilogue -- The poems of Sappho.
"An exploration of the fascinating poetry, life, and world of Sappho, including a complete translation of all her poems, "--Amazon.com.
Translated from the Greek.