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Sappho Through English Poetry
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Sappho Through English Poetry Paperback - 2004

by Peter Jay (Editor); Caroline Lewis (Editor)


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The poetry of Sappho, who was born around 620 BC and lived on the Greek island of Lesbos, has inspired and fascinated readers and poets for two and a half thousand years. Today, as in antiquity, she is regarded as Greece's supreme lyric poet. Yet apart from a few near-complete poems, her poetry survives largely in tantalizing fragments. This book traces Sappho's reception in English-language poetry through translations and poems about her. From Donne and Pope via Swinburne, Bliss Carman and Pound to contemporary poets such as Michael Longley and Olga Broumas, it both celebrates and illustrates our changing image of Sappho. Peter Jay edited The Greek Anthology for Penguin Classics. He is the author of a collection of poems, Shifting Frontiers, and has translated some modern Romanian and Hungarian poetry. Caroline Lewis is a writer and lecturer specializing in women's writing and history. She has lived and worked in London and Hong Kong and now lives in Edinburgh.

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  • Title Sappho Through English Poetry
  • Author Peter Jay (Editor); Caroline Lewis (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Anvil Press Poetry, London
  • Date 2004-06
  • ISBN 9780856462733 / 085646273X
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.49 x 5.33 x 0.48 in (21.56 x 13.54 x 1.22 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects English poetry, English poetry - Greek influences
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97149824
  • Dewey Decimal Code 821.008

About the author

Peter Jay is a poet who has translated a variety of ancient and modern poets, including Nerval, Pilinszky, Blandiana and Stanescu. He edited The Greek Anthology (Penguin, 1973). He is the editorial director of Anvil Press.
Caroline Lewis is a writer and lecturer specializing in women's writing and history.
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