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Intends to recreate the life and times of the Greek lyric poet Sappho. This novel introduces Sappho at the age of fifty, when she is shaken by her fatal and final love affair with Phaon. Including details about daily life on ancient Lesbos, it draws the reader into the political and social climate of Sappho's world.

Table of Contents
Chapters I-XVI
On Sappho
Genealogical Table
Chronological Table of Events

The Laughter of Aphrodite A Novel About Sappho

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/17/1996 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780520203402, 978-0520203402
      ISBN10: 0520203402

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Intends to recreate the life and times of the Greek lyric poet Sappho. This novel introduces Sappho at the age of fifty, when she is shaken by her fatal and final love affair with Phaon. Including details about daily life on ancient Lesbos, it draws the reader into the political and social climate of Sappho's world.

      Table of Contents
      Chapters I-XVI
      On Sappho
      Genealogical Table
      Chronological Table of Events

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