10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAPPHO»
Discover the use of
Sappho in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Sappho and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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If Not, Winter: Fragments of
Sappho
Of the nine books of lyrics the ancient Greek poet Sappho is said to have composed, only one poem has survived complete.
She is named as the tenth muse, yet the nine books of her poetry survive only in fragments. She disorients, troubles, undoes many certitudes in the history of poetry, the history of philosophy, the history of sexuality.
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Reading
Sappho: Contemporary Approaches
Essays that aim to draw attention to Sappho's importance as a poet and to offer a sense of the lively debate and competiting critical positions within Sappho studies.
By "declining" the name in each chapter, the book presents a theoretical argument about the Sapphic signature, as well as a historical account of its implications in Victorian England.
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Re-reading
Sappho: Reception and Transmission
The essays in this volume review the seemingly endless permutations wrought on Sappho through centuries of readings and re-writings.
A revealing celebration of Sappho, one of the greatest poets of all time, born around 630 B.C. on the island of Lesbos, offers a look at the fragmented remnants of her poems and the speculations about her life as a mother, poet, lesbian, ...
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Fictions of
Sappho, 1546-1937
Considering Sappho as a creature of translation and interpretation, a figment whose features have changed with social mores and aesthetics, Joan DeJean constructs a fascinating history of the sexual politics of literary reception.
Sappho of Lesbos narrates her own life story in this intimate look at her childhood in wartorn Mitylene and her adult search for passionate love and the perfect poem, in a fictional portrait of the ancient Greek poetess.
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The Girls:
Sappho Goes to Hollywood
Exposes the secrets of Hollywood's Golden Age female stars, including Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich's affair and Tallulah Bankhead's obsession with Garbo, and discusses their behavior despite societal expectations of the 1930s.
Pamela Gordon introduces us to the world of Sappho, discusses questions surrounding the transmission of her manuscripts, offers advice on reading these texts, and concludes with an enlightening discussion of same-sex desire in Sappho.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAPPHO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Sappho is used in the context of the following news items.
Sweating to Sappho
The participants shook to a Nicki Minaj song, did push-ups against partners' backs, and learned a dance routine that began with a wild-eyed reach. «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
Classical Intoxication
Much of what we think we know about Sappho is apocryphal, conjecture, invented, or wrong, maybe even her name. (Sappho calls herself Psappho.) ... «The Weekly Standard, Jul 15»
Game Devs Take On Morlocks, Sappho, & King Duncan in Public …
Thanks to the zombies, the game stays fresh and innovative, with a cute little kissing mechanic between Sappho and her lovers to regain health and magic ... «Game Rant, Jun 15»
Sappho: Love and Life on Lesbos with Margaret Mountford, BBC …
What do we know about the poet Sappho? Apart from the obvious. You at the back, stop it. Yes, without her we'd be short of a couple of popular internet search ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
Atthis review – Sappho's passions in a subtle song cycle
Atmospheric … Rachel Maybank as Atthis and Laure Bachelot as Sappho at the Linbury Studio, London. Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Donald Macintyre's Sketch: Boris Johnson kisses babies, poses for …
The Mayor of London was in a stationer's shop in New Malden discussing Sappho. As you do. A customer revealed – to everyone's surprise – that he had been ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
Hearing Sappho
Still, given Sappho's dazzling reputation, the temptation to reconstruct what her lyrics may have sounded like in performance has proved difficult for classicists to ... «The New Yorker, Mar 15»
LGBT History Month: Pupils discuss topics from Sappho to same-sex …
At Haybridge High School in Worcstershire, Year 12 students delivered assemblies covering topics from the Greek poet Sappho, to trans-discrimination laws in ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
Sappho's New Poems: The Tangled Tale of Their Discovery
Scholars of ancient literature find themselves in such a predicament with the Greek lyric poet Sappho, born in the late seventh century B.C. Her fame lives, but ... «Live Science, Jan 15»
Poster poems: Sappho
The Greek poet Sappho has long been a favourite with English translators, with each generation recreating her work in the image of their own time. I've picked ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
