Sappho's Leap - A Novel (Paperback, New Ed)

"Sappho's Leap" is a journey back 2,600 years to inhabit the mind of the greatest love poet the world has ever known. At the age of fourteen, Sappho is seduced by the beautiful poet Alcaeus, plots with him to overthrow the dictator of their island, and is caught and married off to a repellent older man in hopes that matrimony will keep her out of trouble. Instead, it starts her off on a series of amorous adventures with both men and women, taking her from Delphi to Egypt, and even to the Land of the Amazons and the shadowy realm of Hades. Erica Jong always our keenest-eyed chronicler of the wonders and vagaries of sex and love has found the perfect subject for a witty and sensuous tale of a passionate woman ahead of her time. A generation of readers who have been moved to laughter and recognition by Jong's heroines will be enchanted anew by her re-creation of the immortal poet."

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2004
First published:	May 2004
Authors:	Erica Jong
Dimensions:	211 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	348
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-32561-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-393-32561-X
Barcode:	9780393325614

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