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A Garland: The Poems and Fragments of Sappho

by Sappho, J.G.F. Powell

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Offers a new translation of the approximately one-twelfth of Sappho's total writing that has survived to the present, and includes brief essays on her life, writing style, and work.

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womenwomenMore like thisLess of this
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Audience
adult
Length
short · 65 pages
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