Re-reading Sappho
reception and transmission
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Author
Contributions
- Greene, Ellen, 1950- - Contributor
Publication
1996 - University of California Press, Berkeley, California
Language
English
First Sentence
As everyone knows, Sappho fell in love with Phaon the very first time she saw him, when he took off almost all his clothes to participate in the wrestling competition in the athletic games at Mytilene.
Subjects
Topics
Series Statement
- Classics and contemporary thought ;
- 3
Other Editions
- Re-reading Sappho: reception and transmission
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