The essays in this volume review the seemingly endless permutations wrought on Sappho through centuries of readings and re-writings.

The essays in this volume review the seemingly endless permutations wrought on Sappho through centuries of readings and re-writings.

Essays that aim to draw attention to Sappho's importance as a poet and to offer a sense of the lively debate and competiting critical positions within Sappho st

Reading Sappho considers Sappho's poetry as a powerful, influential voice in the Western cultural tradition. Essays are divided into four sections: "Language an

She is a woman, but also an aristocrat; a Greek, but one turned toward Asia; a poet who writes as a philosopher before philosophy; a writer who speaks of sexual