Lesbian desire in the lyrics of Sappho

Lesbian desire in the lyrics of Sappho /

Sappho of Lesbos lived and wrote poetry some twenty-six centuries ago, but hers remains a persistent and effective voice for the expression of a woman's desire for a woman. Lesbian Desire in the Lyrics of Sappho is the first book to examine Sappho's poetry through the lens of lesbian desir...

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Main Author: Snyder, Jane McIntosh
Format: Book
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©1997.
Series:Between men--between women
Subjects:
Sappho > Criticism and interpretation.
Sappho.
Sappho. > Carmina > Criticism and interpretation.
Sappho, > ca. 600 v.Chr.
Sappho, > (0625? - 0580? av. J. - C.) > Critique et interprétation.
Love poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Women and literature > Greece > Lesbos (Municipality).
Lesbians in literature.
Desire in literature.
Homosexuality, Female > history.
Poetry as Topic > history.
Homosexuality, Female > in literature.
18.43 ancient Greek literature.
Literature.
Love poetry, Greek.
Women and literature.
Lesbische Orientierung.
Lesbische liefde.
Gedichten.
POESIA LÍRICA (HISTÓRIA E CRÍTICA) > GRÉCIA.
LESBIANISMO > GRÉCIA.
SEXUALIDADE > GRÉCIA.
Lesbianism in literature.
Poésie d'amour grecque > Histoire et critique.
Femmes et littérature > Grèce.
Lesbiennes > Dans la littérature.
Désir > Dans la littérature.
Lesbos (Greece : Municipality) > In literature.
Greece > Lesbos (Municipality)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • A woman-centered perspective on Sappho
  • Sappho and Aphrodite
  • The construction of desire
  • Eros and reminiscence
  • Sappho's challenge to the Homeric inheritance
  • The aesthetics of Sapphic Eros
  • Sappho's other lyric themes
  • Sappho and modern American women poets.

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