Re-Reading Sappho: Reception and Transmission Volume 3

Book Overview

Re-Reading Sappho reflects the recent fascination with Sappho's "afterlife." The essays examine the changing interpretations of scholars and writers who have read the fragmentary remains of Sappho's poetry. As the contributors explore the ways that each generation creates its own Sappho, the Sapphic tradition itself becomes an index to changing sensibilities and cultural norms about sexuality, gender roles, and notions of fema le authorship.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520206037
• ISBN13: 9780520206038
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"