The Love Songs of Sappho: Translated with an Essay by Paul Roche by Paul Roche, Page duBois, Sappho

The Love Songs of Sappho: Translated with an Essay by Paul Roche

Paul Roche, Page duBois, Sappho

251 pages first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ poetry challenging reflective medium-paced

Description

Called the "Tenth Muse" by the ancients, Greece's greatest female lyric poet Sappho (ca. 610-580 b.c.e.) spent the majority of her life on the famed island of Lesbos. Passionate and breathtaking, Sappho's poems survive only in fragments following ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 42 reviews

Moods

reflective 83%
informative 50%
emotional 33%
inspiring 33%
lighthearted 33%
challenging 16%
funny 16%
mysterious 16%

Pace

medium 80%
slow 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 100%

Strong character development?

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Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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Flaws of characters a main focus?

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Average rating

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