If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Sappho
If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Sappho

If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

In this "gorgeous translation" (The New York Times), one of our most fearless and original poets provides...
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Author: Sappho
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If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Sappho

If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

$49.17
If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Sappho

If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

$49.17
Author: Sappho
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
In this "gorgeous translation" (The New York Times), one of our most fearless and original poets provides a tantalizing window onto the genius of a woman whose lyric power spans millennia.

Of the nine books of lyrics the ancient Greek poet Sappho is said to have composed, only one poem has survived complete. The rest are fragments. In this miraculous new translation, acclaimed poet and classicist Anne Carson presents all of Sappho's fragments, in Greek and in English, as if on the ragged scraps of papyrus that preserve them, inviting a thrill of discovery and conjecture that can be described only as electric--or, to use Sappho's words, as "thin fire ... racing under skin."

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

Author: Sappho
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 08/12/2003
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.11h x 5.21w x 0.92d
ISBN: 9780375724510


Review Citation(s):
Women's Review of Books 01/01/2004 pg. 8

About the Author
ANNE CARSON was born in Canada and has been a professor of Classics for over thirty years. Her awards and honors include the Lannan Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Griffin Trust Award for Excellence in Poetry, and fellowships from the Guggenheim and MacArthur Foundations.
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