A review by paigeweb
A Woman Appeared to Me by Renée Vivien

2.5

Frequently incomprehensible, but with some moments of beauty.
Really interesting if read as an example of the continued historical reception of Sappho and her legacy.
BUT if I have to read the words “amour” and “dolor” one more time I’ll genuinely go insane.


I love you because you are going to die. It is the brief joy in ephemeral beauty that I drink on your lips.