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Sappho was a singer and songwriter on the island of lesbos, a woman who explored love with both men and women and hence the origins of the word lesbian and sapphic and whose fame and voice have lasted now through over 2,600 years. Subtle yet excellent, the stars do shine, a sublime limelight on the stage of sapphic understanding. I like to think that, the more i stand out of the way, the more sappho shows through. Fragments of sappho, by anne carson, is doubly that. Aug 27, 2002 she was a musical genius who devoted her life to composing and performing songs. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each book sold through our. Of the nine books of lyrics the ancient greek poet sappho is said to have composed, only one poem has survived. Mar 12, 2009 by combining the ancient mysteries of sappho with the contemporary wizardry of one of our most fearless and original poets, if not, winter provides a tantalizing window onto the genius of a woman whose lyric power spans millennia. Additionally, consider how the book represents the combined labor of a female poet and a female translator, plus the implicit inputs of classicists, archaeologists, and archivists of. A bilingual edition of the work of the greek poet sappho, in a new translation by anne carson. In if not, winter, carson presents all the extant fragments of sappho s verse, employing brackets and white space to denote missing text allowing the reader to imagine the poems as they were written. Fragments of sappho by sap pho 2002, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Aug 12, 2003 the book has gone home with scores of students, and many more have purchased their own copies. If not, winter irresistibly combines the ancient mysteries of sappho with the contemporary wizardry of acclaimed poet and classicist anne carson in what is sure to become the standard translation of sappho for our time.

A classicist at mcgill university, carson has mined greek literature, and sappho in particular, to tremendous effect and acclaim in her poetry and essays. Working with fragments cannot be easy, but to translate it without being tempted to reinterpret it makes my. Fragments of sappho was irresistible merely from its premise. Perhaps the best recent translation of sappho s fragments in the englishspeaking world1, if not, winter is a. Fragments of sappho sappho, author, anne carson, translator, trans. Of the nine volumes of her poetry that once sat in the library of alexandria, only two full poems, and a few hundred fragments, remain. In if not, winter carson presents all of sapphoas fragments in greek and in english. Aug 27, 2002 classicist, poet and essayist anne carson has undertaken a rendering of one of the most popular and writtenabout ancient poets, sappho. Anne carsons translation, published as if not, winter. Excerpt from if not, winter penguin random house canada. In if not, winter carson presents all of sappho s fragments in greek and in english. If not, winter is a collection of all the fragments of poetry that remain from sapphos great body of work. Of the nine books of lyrics the ancient greek poet sappho is said to have composed, only one poem has survived complete. Working with fragments cannot be easy, but to translate it without being tempted to reinterpret it makes my trust in ms.

Perhaps the best recent translation of sapphos fragments in the englishspeaking world1, if not, winter is a. As someone who studied sappho many years ago, i always vowed to return to her again in the future. Fragments of sappho, carson adds a fresh and learned interpretive reading of a great poets lyrical work, which has come down to us in shardsentering the world of sappho s poetry, by combining these remaining poetic fragments, her sentences and short expressions are nothing less than incendiary. Sappho has 188 books on goodreads with 58562 ratings. Aug 12, 2003 by combining the ancient mysteries of sappho with the contemporary wizardry of one of our most fearless and original poets, if not, winter provides a tantalizing window onto the genius of a woman whose lyric power spans millennia.

Of the nine books of lyrics the ancient greek poet sappho is said to have composed, only one poem. If not, winter is a collection of all of the known works of sappho almost entirely fragments. Fragments of sappho evening you gather back all that dazzling dawn has put asunder. This is the sort of book that strikes me cleverness dumb. If not, winter streamlines the fragments of sappho into an unavoidably phallic structure of linearity and singularity, yet the fragments are nonlinear by nature. Buy if not, winter book online at the folio society from the worlds most extensive selection of beautifully illustrated books. Aug 19, 2008 sapphos truest concern was love, and a comprehensive appraisal of her work must study that concern in the context of her time. By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit. We feel the poets loves, her desires and her jealousies. So i will simply begin by telling you what the book is. The book has gone home with scores of students, and many more have purchased their own copies. Carson adopts the text printed in evamaria voigts critical edition of sappho and alcaeus amsterdam, 1971, except in very few cases, where she endorses different readings of the manuscript tradition. The most famous woman poet of all time so far, and yet remarkably underread.