Lesbian Desire in the Lyrics of Sappho - Brossura

Snyder, Jane McIntosh

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0231099959 ISBN 13: 9780231099950

Casa editrice: Columbia Univ Pr, 1998

Riassunto

This book examines Sappho's poetry through the lens of lesbian desire, focusing on the narrative voice that describes female experience and desires as primary, not secondary to the dominant male culture. Snyder discusses each of the major surviving fragments and the one complete poem and examines the different ways in which Sappho's lyrics focus on women's emotional lives with one another and how female erotic desire is portrayed. She challenges some traditional assumptions about Sappho, arguing that rather than imitating Homer, Sappho displays her inderpendence by transforming Homeric material for her own purposes. A translation is given for each, and, as well as the original Greek text, a transliteration into the Roman alphbet is given thus making the sound of the poetry accesible for those without any Greek. An epilogue discusses the influence of Sappho on a number of modern American women poets.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Jane McIntosh Snyder is professor emeritus of classics at the Ohio State University.

Product Description:

Book by Snyder Jane McIntosh

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Columbia Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0231099959
• ISBN 13: 9780231099950
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 347