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The poetry of Sappho, who was born around 620 BC and lived on the Greek island of Lesbos, has inspired and fascinated readers and poets for two and a half thousand years. As in antiquity, she is regarded as Greece's supreme lyric poet. This book traces Sappho's reception in English-language poetry through translations and poems about her.
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- 1996
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- Title
- Sappho Through English Poetry
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sappho
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- Publisher
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 085646273X
- ISBN13
- 9780856462733
- Description
- The poetry of Sappho, who was born around 620 BC and lived on the Greek island of Lesbos, has inspired and fascinated readers and poets for two and a half thousand years. As in antiquity, she is regarded as Greece's supreme lyric poet. This book traces Sappho's reception in English-language poetry through translations and poems about her.