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Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs and World of the First Woman Poet
Philip Freeman
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Description for Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs and World of the First Woman Poet
Paperback. An exploration of the fascinating poetry, life and world of Sappho, including a complete translation of all her poems. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
The daughter of an aristocratic family, a wife, a devoted mother and a lover of women, Sappho was one of the greatest writers of her own or any age. Although most people have heard of Sappho, the story of her lost poems and the lives of ancient women they celebrate has never been told for a general audience. Philip Freeman paints a vivid picture of Sappho's world. He delves into religious rites, customs, the role of women in the family, medical knowledge and the experience of motherhood at the time. Through this contextual knowledge, a picture of Sappho's life emerges. ... Read more
The daughter of an aristocratic family, a wife, a devoted mother and a lover of women, Sappho was one of the greatest writers of her own or any age. Although most people have heard of Sappho, the story of her lost poems and the lives of ancient women they celebrate has never been told for a general audience. Philip Freeman paints a vivid picture of Sappho's world. He delves into religious rites, customs, the role of women in the family, medical knowledge and the experience of motherhood at the time. Through this contextual knowledge, a picture of Sappho's life emerges. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
250g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393353822
SKU
V9780393353822
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Ref
99-1
About Philip Freeman
The author of more than a dozen books on the ancient world, Philip Freeman is a professor and chair of the classics department at Luther College. He earned his PhD from Harvard University. He lives in Decorah, Iowa.
Reviews for Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs and World of the First Woman Poet
... plain and elegant translations of Sappho's fragments...
Times Higher Education This short book provides an admirably clear and compact introduction to Sappho, while offering as a bonus a complete new translation of her frustratingly incomplete known oeuvre...
The Independent Philip Freeman brings sexy back in Searching for Sappho.
Vanity Fair
Times Higher Education This short book provides an admirably clear and compact introduction to Sappho, while offering as a bonus a complete new translation of her frustratingly incomplete known oeuvre...
The Independent Philip Freeman brings sexy back in Searching for Sappho.
Vanity Fair