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savaging's review against another edition
3.0
"Some men say an army of horses and some men say an army on foot and some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thing on the black earth. But I say it is
what you love."
Reading this book is mostly an exercise in loss. The words of Sappho are almost entirely gone. Because of my particular relationship to loss, I find this book mostly frustrating. But you may be more enlightened than me.
what you love."
Reading this book is mostly an exercise in loss. The words of Sappho are almost entirely gone. Because of my particular relationship to loss, I find this book mostly frustrating. But you may be more enlightened than me.
achillesheeled's review against another edition
5.0
i read a lot of ancient poetry, being a latin student, but sappho's poetry has an aching and intimate quality that i find is largely unique to her. anne carson translates this very well also.
yet if you had a desire for good or beautiful things
and your tongue were not concocting some evil to say,
shame would not hold down your eyes
but rather you would speak about what is just
yet if you had a desire for good or beautiful things
and your tongue were not concocting some evil to say,
shame would not hold down your eyes
but rather you would speak about what is just
eveofstagnes's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
rebekkaemmi's review against another edition
4.5
Obsessed with the formatting of this book with all the blanks
lcvesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
“may you sleep on the breast of your delicate friend”
chloemeringue's review against another edition
3.0
rated 3 stars only because it is very obviously a well-researched and organized work. i just don’t think it’s necessary for the average person to read this if they want to know more about sappho — there are few fragments that caught my attention and stuck with me. otherwise, i think this would mostly benefit classics scholars or those studying greek, as it has both carson’s translation and the greek version for every fragment.