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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
Anne Carson’s notes at the back were quite helpful and sometimes quite funny. The translations were as beautiful as they could be given that they are mostly fragments. I liked that the lines were often staggered to mimic the lyrical nature of the verses.
Sometimes I found myself wanting to know more about a particular verse but did not find that information at the back. I think it will be worth revisiting after I improve my knowledge of ancient Greek poetry and visit some discussion forums.
Sometimes I found myself wanting to know more about a particular verse but did not find that information at the back. I think it will be worth revisiting after I improve my knowledge of ancient Greek poetry and visit some discussion forums.
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Its a shame we will never be able to read the full poems. The fragments left are beautiful, but there is so much we can grasp frlm such few words. Im sure if the entirety of her worl would have been preserved this would have been a 5 star book.
emotional
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Funny how she beckons to Aphrodite every time shes overcome with yearning for one of her gal pals.
47, 48, 49, 50 in succession.
47, 48, 49, 50 in succession.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
reflective
sometimes at sunset
the rosyfingered moon
surpasses all the stars. and her light
stretches over salt sea
equally and flowery fields
there's something especially magical to be able to read words that are over 2600 years old and to connect with them; in a way sappho was a woman just like me and she found beauty in many things that i do too, she was upset and comforted by the same things and that makes me so happy.
and how skillful of a poetess do you have to be to evoke such strong emotions with just fragments of your works remaining??
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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5 stars because sappho is such a girlboss. also for this quote:
“someone will remember us
i say
even in another time”
“someone will remember us
i say
even in another time”
challenging
emotional
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