The Poems of Sappho: An Interpretative Rendition into English [Abridged, with Introduction]

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Are you looking for love poems? Is so, you will really enjoy The Poems of Sappho: An Interpretative Rendition into English. Sappho is among only a handful of female poets from antiquity, and her work is undoubtedly among the best lyric poetry ever written. Her poems are written as words spoken from one person to another and speak about the joys and difficulties of romantic love. Very little remains of her poems, but existing fragments suggest that she had a romantic interest in those of her own sex. A distinction was not made in ancient Greece between homosexual and heterosexual relationships. Nevertheless, the terms “sapphic” and “lesbian,” both of which refer to same-sex female attraction, were inspired by her life and work. Sappho has had an enduring reputation as a poet across the centuries. In modern times, she has come to be known as a great lesbian poet, and her work is enjoyed by many both in and outside of the LGBTQ community. The publication has been abridged and contains a historical introduction, written by the editor. The book includes the following poems and fragments of Sappho: SAPPHICS: THE MUSES LOVE’S BANQUET MOON AND STARS ODE TO ANACTORIA THE ROSE ODE TO APHRODITE SUMMER THE GARDEN OF THE NYMPHS APHRODITE’S DOVES ANACREON’S SONG THE DAUGHTER OF CYPRUS THE DISTAFF THE SLEEP WIND LONG AGO EPITHALAMIA – THRENODES: BRIDAL SONG PIERIA’S ROSE THE STRICKEN FLOWER DEATH PERSEPHONE EROTIKA – DITHYRAMBS: HYMN TO PAPHIA EROS PASSION APHRODITE’S PRAISE THE FIRST KISS ODE TO ATTHIS COMPARISON THE SACRIFICE LEDA THE LOVE OF SELENE LARICHUS SPRING GIRLFRIENDS: PRELUDE ANDROMEDA EUNEICA GORGO MNASIDICA TELESIPPA GYRINNO MEGARA ERINNA GONGYLA DAMOPHYLA ANAGORA PHAON: PHILOMEL GOLDEN PULSE THE SWALLOW TIDINGS HESPERUS DAWN THE FAREWELL DARK-EYED SLEEP THE CLIFF OF LEUCAS —- ISBN: 9798772955369