Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works by Sappho

Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works

Sappho with Diane J. Rayor (Translator), André Lardinois (Contributor)

184 pages first pub -600 (editions)

nonfiction classics lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective fast-paced
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Sappho, the earliest and most famous Greek woman poet, sang her songs around 600 BCE on the island of Lesbos. Of the little that survives from the approximately nine papyrus scrolls collected in antiquity, all is translated here: substantial poems...

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Moods

reflective 61%
emotional 34%
informative 26%
inspiring 19%
challenging 11%
lighthearted 11%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 7%
funny 3%
mysterious 3%

Pace

fast 57%
medium 28%
slow 14%

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