Sappho's Lyre: Archaic Lyric and Women Poets of Ancient Greece Rayor 1991

Sappho sang her poetry to the accompaniment of the lyre on the Greek island of Lesbos over 2500 years ago. Throughout the Greek world, her contemporaries composed lyric poetry full of passion, and in the centuries that followed the golden age of archaic lyric, new forms of poetry emerged. In this unique anthology, today's reader can enjoy the works of seventeen poets, including a selection of archaic lyrics and the complete surviving works of the ancient Greek women poets―the latter appearing together in one volume for the first time.

Sappho's Lyre combines diligent research and poetic artistry. The translations are based on the most recent discoveries of papyri (including "new" Archilochos and Stesichoros) and the latest editions and scholarship. The introduction and notes provide historical and literary contexts that make this ancient poetry more accessible to modern readers. 

Although this book is aimed at the reader who does not know Greek, it would be a splendid supplement to a Greek language course. It will also have wide appeal for readers of ancient literature, women's studies, mythology, and poetry lovers.

Title: Sappho's Lyre: Archaic Lyric and Women Poets of Ancient Greece
Author: Translated and Introduction by Diane Rayor with a foreword by W. R. Johnson
Publisher: the University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. Oxford, England
Publication Date: 1991
Printer: Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group
Printed in the United States of America
Printing: First printing
Illustrations
Binding: Hardbound
Language: English, Translated by Diane Rayor
Pages: 208
ISBN 0-520-07335-5

Condition of the book: Please see the images.
Interests: 1. Greek poetry Translations into English. 2. Greek poetry-Women authors-Translations into English. 3. English poetry-Translations from Greek. 4. Women and literature-Greece. 5. Sappho Translations, English

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