Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments of Sappho (Paperback)

For the first time in Penguin Classics--the incomparable verse of the ancient Greek lyric poet Sappho, in a brilliant new translation
Sappho's writings are said to have filled nine papyrus rolls in the great library at Alexandria, but only one poem survives complete. This new translation of all of Sappho's extant poetry showcases the wide variety of themes in her work, from amorous songs celebrating adolescent females to poems of invocation, desire, spite, celebration, resignation, and remembrance. Aaron Poochigian captures the eros and mystery of Sappho's verse, bringing to readers of English the living voice of the poet Plato called "the tenth Muse," whose lyric power remains undiminished after 2,500 years.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	October 2009
Authors:	Sappho
Introduction by:	Carol Ann Duffy
Translators:	Aaron Poochigian
Dimensions:	198 x 130 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	95
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-045557-1
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General
LSN:	0-14-045557-4
Barcode:	9780140455571

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