sappho

Provides analysis of the most frequently studied poems in literature courses. Contains author biography (if attributed), poem text, poem summary, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

"[Explores the] poetry, life, and world of Sappho, including a complete translation of all her poems."--Provided by publisher.

Provides an excellent synthesis of various schools of thought regarding the role of schooling and education in society. Permits students to see and grasp continuing historical and cultural perspectives so that their educational and philosophical judgments are not made in a vacuum.

Fictional account of the life of the famous poet, businesswoman, educator, and rebel of ancient Greece.

Introduces what is known about Sappho's life, reveals the changing views people have had about her, surveys the condition of women in ancient Greece, discusses the "Hymn to Aphrodite," her love poetry, and other themes in her work, and describes her influence on some twentieth-century women poets.

Text and accompanying photographs present the biography of Sappho of Lesbos--a woman whose passionate voice moved some readers as much as it disturbed some others. Her unapologetic representation of lesbian desire has resulted in her having one of the most disparate reputations of any writer.