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THE LOVE SONGS OF SAPPHO
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THE LOVE SONGS OF SAPPHO Softcover - 1998

by Sappho; Paul Roche (Trans. ) & Page Dubois (Intro. )

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Called the "Tenth Muse" by the ancients, Greece's greatest female lyric poet Sappho (ca. 610-580 B.C.E.) spent the majority of her life on the famed island of Lesbos. Passionate and breathtaking, her poems survive only in fragments, following religious conspiracies to silence her. This excellent translation includes Roche's brilliant essay, "Portrait of Sappho". Illustrations.

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Prometheus Books. Near Fine. 1998. Softcover. 157392251X . Slight fading to spine. ; Literary Classics; 5.5 X 0.5 X 8.5 inches; 251 pages .
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  • Title THE LOVE SONGS OF SAPPHO
  • Author Sappho; Paul Roche (Trans. ) & Page Dubois (Intro. )
  • Binding Softcover
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 251
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1998
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 37382
  • ISBN 9781573922517 / 157392251X
  • Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.44 x 5.56 x 0.72 in (21.44 x 14.12 x 1.83 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Greece
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Lesbos Island (Greece), Love poetry, Greek - Translations into
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98038950
  • Dewey Decimal Code 884.01

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Sappho (ca. 610-580 BCE) was an ancient Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, who was known for her lyric poetry (i.e., poetry intended to be sung and accompanied by a lyre). Unfortunately, most of her verses are now lost, and what is extant has survived only in fragmentary form, except for one complete poem - the "Ode to Aphrodite." Little is known of Sappho's life. It is thought that she was from a wealthy family living in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Ancient sources say that she had three brothers; the names of two of them are mentioned in the "Brothers Poem" discovered in 2014. Sappho was a prolific poet, probably composing around 10,000 lines. Her work was renowned in the ancient world, and in later ages she became well known as a symbol of love and desire between women.