If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho (Vintage Contemporaries) - Softcover

Sappho

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375724516 ISBN 13: 9780375724510

Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Sappho

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Críticas:

"[Sappho's] verse has been elevated to new heights in [this] gorgeous translation." --The New York Times

"This Sappho is whispering in our ear in a language we can understand." --Time Out New York

"Carson is in many ways [Sappho's] ideal translator. . . . Her command of language is honed to a perfect edge and her approach to the text, respectful yet imaginative, results in verse that lets Sappho shine forth." --Los Angeles Times

"A selfless, faithful, and boldly delicate achievement." --Boston Review

Reseña del editor:

A critically acclaimed poet and classicist presents a dramatic new translation of the poetry of Sappho, presenting all the extant fragments that exist of the ancient poet's works in both English and the original Greek and furnishing an incisive introduction to Sappho's life and times. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.

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• Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0375724516
• ISBN 13: 9780375724510
• Einband: Paperback
• Anzahl der Seiten: 416