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  • Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments of Sappho

    by Sappho ...
    Translated by Aaron Poochigian ...
    'We hear the voice of a great and enduring poet in our ear again' Carol Ann Duffy'Go, girls, pursue the violet Muses' brightGifts and the plangent lyre, lover of hymns'By turns subversive, erotic and poignant, Sappho is one of the most versatile and exquisite poets in Classical literature. Invoking female deities, Sappho summons the Muses for inspiration and beseeches Aphrodite's allegiance in a ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Poems of Sappho

    by Sappho ...
    This edition reintroduces Sappho to the modern reader, providing a vivid, contemporary translation, which captures the spareness and the intensity of Sappho's line. Sappho's poetry centers on passion and love for various people and both sexes. The narrators of many of her poems speak of infatuations and love (sometimes requited, sometimes not) for various females, but descriptions of physical acts ... Read more

    $6.86 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Poems of Sappho

    by Sappho ...
    Translated by John Myers O'hara ...
    Sappho is widely recognized as one of the great poets of world literature, an author whose works have caused her readers to repeat in many different forms Strabo's amazed epithet when he wrote that she could only be called "a marvel."The reception of Sappho's poetry even through the twentieth century offers a case study of the conflicts induced by the sexual preferences she seemingly alludes to in ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Poems of Sappho

    by Sappho ...
    The poems of Sappho are a collection of works written by the ancient Greek poet Sappho, who lived on the island of Lesbos in the 7th century BCE. Sappho is considered one of the greatest lyric poets of all time, and her work has had a profound influence on Western literature and culture.Sappho's poems are known for their lyricism, beauty, and emotional intensity. They cover a wide range of themes, ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Poems of Sappho

    by Sappho ...
    This edition reintroduces Sappho to the modern reader, providing a vivid, contemporary translation, which captures the spareness and the intensity of Sappho's line. Sappho's poetry centers on passion and love for various people and both sexes. The narrators of many of her poems speak of infatuations and love (sometimes requited, sometimes not) for various females, but descriptions of physical acts ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sappho

    A New Translation

    by Sappho ...
    Series series World Literature in Translation
    These hundred poems and fragments constitute virtually all of Sappho that survives and effectively bring to life the woman whom the Greeks consider to be their greatest lyric poet. Mary Barnard's translations are lean, incisive, direct—the best ever published. She has rendered the beloved poet's verses, long the bane of translators, more authentically than anyone else in English. ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Sappho: A New Rendering

    Enriched edition. Exploring Love and Desire in Ancient Greek Lyrics

    by Sappho, Shane Becker ...
    Translated by H. De Vere Stacpoole ...
    In "Sappho: A New Rendering," the ancient poet Sappho's evocative lyricism is brought to life through a modern lens, offering readers an accessible yet profound exploration of love, desire, and longing. This collection encapsulates Sappho's unique poetic style, characterized by its intense emotionality and intricate use of meter, while situating her work within the broader context of Hellenistic ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sixty Women That Changed the Word. The Classic Poets

    by Sappho, Christina Georginia Rossetti, Emily Dickinson ...
    Humanity has perhaps one overriding value, one aim that it sets above all others. To be civilised.People everyone declare it to be the way forward, if we are all civilised, then all are equal, all is just. Lofty words but somehow human nature, greed and self-interest keep us all far from our goal.In this volume we look at our history with different eyes. Firstly, in a world where, gender, colour, ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Come Close

    by Sappho ...
    Translated by Aaron Poochigian ...
    Series series Penguin Little Black Classics
    'Yes, we did many things, then - allBeautiful ...'Lyrical, powerful poems about love, sexuality, sun-soaked Greece and the gods.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Poems of Sappho

    by Sappho ...
    Translated by John O'Hara ...
    Praised for their simplicity and sincerity, the poems of Sappho evoke powerful and memorable images through her focus on emotion and individualism that foreshadows modern poetry. This collection, translated by John Myers O’Hara, includes over 75 poems such as “Ode to Aphrodite,” “The Roses,” “Eros,” and “The Swallow.”Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Poems of Sappho and the Other Greek Lyricists

    by Sappho ...
    The nine lyric poets were a canon of archaic Greek composers esteemed by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria as worthy of critical study. The most famous of which is probably Sappho, who was born sometime between 630 and 612 BCE on the Greek island of Lesbos. The famous Library of Alexandria collected Sappho's poems into nine books; however these editions have been lost. Today only fragments of ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Wild Nights

    Heart Wisdom from Five Women Poets

    by Sappho, Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Amy Lowell, Sara Teasdale ...
    Series series Dover Literature: Poetry
    "A lovely collection of poetry." — Book ScroungerIn this soul-stirring collection of timeless verse, five legendary female poets address life's pains and sorrows as well as its joys and renewals. The poems appeal to the heart, providing companionship on the rugged path that all must tread. The roster features writers from ancient to modern times: Sappho, Emily Dickinson, Amy Lowell, Sara Teasdale, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD