A Crown of Violets

by Renée Vivien

* Finalist for the Headmistress Press Charlotte Mew Prize

Ren?e Vivien (n?e Pauline Mary Tarn, 1877-1909) was an English expatriate who made her home in Paris during the Belle ?poque. In 1903, Vivien's collection of translations and adaptations from the Ancient Greek poetry of Sappho became one of the first works of modern European lesbian literature to be published by a lesbian writer under her real name. This courageous act was the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692536914
• ISBN13: 9780692536919
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Headmistress Press
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"