Description
Book SynopsisThis latest volume from accomplished literary critic Franco Ferrari offers extraordinary new insight into the life and works of Sappho, one of the most individualistic and evocative poets of antiquity.
Trade Review
'Ferrari certainly meets the goal set in his preface; the range of readings and suggestions found in this book is truly impressive... recommended reading for all students of Greek lyric poetry.' (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)
Table of Contents
Preface
Translators' Preface
Chapter 1 - Song of the Headband
Chapter 2 - Exile
Chapter 3 - Sappho's School
Chapter 4 - Tales of Abandonment
Chapter 5 - The Rendering of Accounts
Chapter 6 - Contrasts
Chapter 7 - Gorgo
Chapter 8 - Iconography
Chapter 9 - Nocturnal Celebrations
Chapter 10 - Nuptial Songs
Chapter 11 - Contexts
Chapter 12 - The Grove and the Temple
Chapter 13 - To Aphrodite
Chapter 14 - "Pathography" 1:Panic
Chapter 15 - "Pathography" 2:Old Age
Bibliography
Indices
