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Poems and Fragments by Pamela Gordon, Stanley Lombardo, Sappho

fr_eddie's review against another edition

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4.0

«... tu che sei la più bella di tutte le stelle ».

È una valutazione un po' troppo alta? Maybe.


Le poesie di Saffo sono principalmente frammenti, ma non è mica colpa sua. La premessa iniziale molto interessante (le tre correnti temporali di Saffo, l'idea di Eros come malattia, la sua vecchiaia, l'odio per Andromeda) e mi ha fatto conoscere molte chiavi di lettura della poetessa.

Poi, anche se la maggior parte dei frammenti è veramente piccola, ci sono comunque le parti memorabili (ossia tutti i miei aggiornamenti). Anche se molte parti sono andate perdute, questo rende il libro ancora più scorrevole. Vedo il lato positivo.

Saffo che scrive d'amore, dell'abbandono delle sue ragazze, del tempo che scorre, di quando Andromeda è na cessa...
Approvato.

Lo consiglierei? Sì, è veloce, interessante, omosessuale.

«Giungesti, e hai fatto bene - io ti desideravo - e hai refrigerato il mio cuore che ardeva di passione.»

emkreads's review against another edition

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2.0

Honnêtement, c'était pas SI pire. Est-ce que j'ai compris ce que je lisais? Absolument pas.

celiacdisease's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.0

earth222emilie's review against another edition

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5.0

this is my first reread (I needed it TT) and it only gets better. so beautiful and transportive, without needing a single narrative you're taken away. all the fragments sit beautifully together. I can't dip in and out of Sappho's poetry, which is probably why it's taken me a year to reread. Anyway love forever and ever and ever !

perco_tempo's review against another edition

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3.0

In here there is probably a real possibility for this to be incredibly enjoyable. That is if you study it, and if you have someone to talk about it. But there is so much left to academic study that by itself makes it a shallow book. If course the written context helps plenty, and is delightful but by initial view stands.

chiarilu's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

missreader's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

maryaliceelange's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.75

hopeloveslit's review against another edition

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4.0

"I declare
That later on,
Even in an age unlike our own,
Someone will remember who we are."


I loved Sappho's poems and fragments. I've never read a collection of poems that stirred up so many emotions. Sappho's poetry is benign, lyrical, and relatable. She explores love and desire with such elegance! 

I read this collection slowly to savor it because you can easily binge this book in a few hours. Overall, I'd recommend this book to poetry lovers. I enjoyed the introduction and the notes. They are insightful, and I found them worth reading.