ancient greek literature
ancient greek poetry
ancient literature
ancient poetry
antiquity
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classical literature
classical poetry
classics
classics and contemporary thought series
desire between women
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female authorship
fragmentary remains
gender and sexuality
gender roles
gender studies
island of lesbos
lesbos
love and desire
lyric poetry
reading sappho
sapphic tradition
sappho
sappho scholarship
sapphos afterlife
sapphos poetry
sexuality
tenth muse
the poetess
Product details
- ISBN 9780520206038
- Weight: 408g
- Dimensions: 159 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 02 Aug 1999
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Re-Reading Sappho reflects the recent fascination with Sappho's "afterlife." The essays examine the changing interpretations of scholars and writers who have read the fragmentary remains of Sappho's poetry. As the contributors explore the ways that each generation creates its own Sappho, the Sapphic tradition itself becomes an index to changing sensibilities and cultural norms about sexuality, gender roles, and notions of fema le authorship. 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 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.
Ellen Greene is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma.
