Reading Sappho - Contemporary Approaches (Paperback, Revised Ed.)

"Reading Sappho" considers Sappho's poetry as a powerful, influential voice in the Western cultural tradition. Essays are divided into four sections: "Language and Literary Context," "Homer and Oral Tradition," "Ritual and Social Context," and "Women's Erotics." Contributors focus on literary history, mythic traditions, cultural studies, performance studies, recent work in feminist theory, and more.
A legendary literary figure, Sappho has attracted readers, critics, and biographers ever since she composed poems on the island of Lesbos at the close of the seventh century B.C. Bringing together some of the best recent criticism on the subject, this volume, together with "Re-Reading Sappho," represents the first anthology of Sappho scholarship, drawing attention to Sappho's importance as a poet and reflecting the diversity of critical approaches in classical and literary scholarship during the last several decades.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Classics and Contemporary Thought, 2
Release date:	August 1999
First published:	August 1999
Editors:	Ellen Greene
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	316
Edition:	Revised Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-20601-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	0-520-20601-0
Barcode:	9780520206014

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