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Sappho - A New Translation of the Complete Works (Hardcover)
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Sappho - A New Translation of the Complete Works (Hardcover)
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Sappho, the earliest and most famous Greek woman poet, sang her
songs around 600 BCE on the island of Lesbos. Of the little that
survives from the approximately nine papyrus scrolls collected in
antiquity, all is translated here: substantial poems, fragments,
single words - and, notably, five stanzas of a poem that came to
light in 2014. Also included are new additions to five fragments
from the latest discovery, and a nearly complete poem published in
2004. The power of Sappho's poetry - her direct style, rich
imagery, and passion - is apparent even in these remnants. Diane
Rayor's translations of Greek poetry are graceful and poetic,
modern in diction yet faithful to the originals. The full range of
Sappho's voice is heard in these poems about desire, friendship,
rivalry, family, and 'passion for the light of life'. In the
introduction and notes, internationally respected Sappho scholar
Andre Lardinois presents plausible reconstructions of Sappho's life
and work, the importance of the recent discoveries in understanding
the performance of her songs, and the story of how these fragments
survived.
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