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If Not, Winter

By Sappho

If Not, Winter Poetry

If Not, Winter

By Sappho

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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 has survived complete. The rest are fragments. In this miraculous new translation, acclaimed poet and classicist Anne Carson presents all of Sappho's fragments, in Greek and in English, as if on the ragged scraps of papyrus that preserve them, inviting a thrill of discovery and conjecture that can be described only as electric-or, to use Sappho's words, as "thin fire . . . racing under skin." "Sappho's verse has been elevated to new heights in [this] gorgeous translation." --The New York Times "Carson is in many ways [Sappho's] ideal translator....Her command of language is hones to a perfect edge and her approach to the text, respectful yet imaginative, results in verse that lets Sappho shine forth." --Los Angeles Times
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
416
Release Date:
2003-08-12
Publication Date:
2003-08-12
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0375724516
ISBN13:
9780375724510
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
295 g
Height:
132 cm
Width:
205 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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