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A review by is_book_loring
Sappho by Sappho
4.0
Some say an army of horsemen,
Others say foot soldiers,
Still others say a fleet
Is the finest thing on the dark earth.
I say it is whatever one loves.
I agreed wholeheartedly with Sappho. She was a star, an eternal heroine.
Note: I checked some other version of some poems in the internet and found the translation by Diane J. Rayor and Andre Lardinois to be the best one in conveying the essence of Sappho's work. Also, it was so much fun reading all the scholars' and historians' work in collecting accounts, testimonials, ancient records, detecting and reconstructing Sappho's life and the history of her work.
Others say foot soldiers,
Still others say a fleet
Is the finest thing on the dark earth.
I say it is whatever one loves.
I agreed wholeheartedly with Sappho. She was a star, an eternal heroine.
Note: I checked some other version of some poems in the internet and found the translation by Diane J. Rayor and Andre Lardinois to be the best one in conveying the essence of Sappho's work. Also, it was so much fun reading all the scholars' and historians' work in collecting accounts, testimonials, ancient records, detecting and reconstructing Sappho's life and the history of her work.