Description: Sappho sang her poetry to the accompaniment of the lyre on the Greek island of Lesbos over 2500 years ago. Throughout the Greek world, her contemporaries composed lyric poetry full of passion, and in the centuries that followed the golden age of archaic lyric, new forms of poetry emerged. In this unique anthology, today's reader can enjoy the works of seventeen poets, including archaic lyrics and the complete surviving works of the ancient Greek women poets―the latter appearing together in one volume for the first time. Sappho's Lyre is a combination of diligent research and poetic artistry. The translations are based on the most recent discoveries of papyri (including "new" Archilochos and Stesichoros) and the latest editions and scholarship. The introduction and notes provide historical and literary contexts that make this ancient poetry more accessible to modern readers. Although this book is aimed at the reader who does not know Greek, it would be a splendid supplement to a Greek language course. It will also appeal to readers of ancient literature, women's studies, mythology, and poetry lovers. Title: Sappho's Lyre: Archaic Lyric and Women Poets of Ancient Greece Author: Translated and Introduction by Diane Rayor with a foreword by W. R. Johnson Publisher: University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. Oxford, England Publication Date: 1991 Printer: Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group Printed in the United States of America Printing: First printing Binding: Hardcover Language: English, Translated by Diane Rayor Pages: 208 ISBN 0-520-07335-5 Measures approximately: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (21.5 x 16.5 cm.) Condition of the book: Please see the images. Interests: 1. Greek poetry Translations into English. 2. Greek poetry-Women authors-Translations into English. 3. English poetry-Translations from Greek. 4. Women and literature-Greece. 5. Sappho Translations, English We combine shipping and invite you to visit our other listings. Love it ♡ Get it ☆ Get Lucky 💋 Vintage
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: Rayor
Publisher: University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, Californ
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Ancient
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1991
