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Name: Poems and Fragments
Rating: 3.75 (12 reviews)
Author: Sappho

This volume compiles the limited fragments of Sappho, the ancient Greek poet whose work once filled nine papyrus rolls in Alexandria. Stanley Lombardo’s translations render her voice with immediacy and intensity, while Pamela Gordon provides context on the transmission of her manuscripts and an exploration of lesbian themes in her poetry.

First publish date: 1915

Genre: Poetry/Classical Poetry

Authors: Sappho

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