Sappho (Gay & Lesbian Writers Series) - Hardcover

Snyder B.A.. PH.D., Professor Jane McIntosh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0791082202 ISBN 13: 9780791082201

Publisher: Chelsea House Publications, 2006

Synopsis

- This series explores the lives of well-known writers who often struggled with the preceptions created by their sexual preferences - Volume-specific introductions discuss the individual writer's life highlighting some of their struggles as well as their legacy - Informative sidebars pinpoint critical moments in the writer's life as well as provide anecdotal information on the writer

About this title

About the Author:

Jane McIntosh Snyder is professor emeritus of classics at the Ohio State University.

From Booklist:

Gr. 9-12. Although just a small fragment of the ancient Greek poet Sappho's work remains, Snyder uses it and other sources to reconstruct the artist's life and give readers a picture of Greek and Aegean Island life around 600 B.C. What emerges is a remarkable portrait of a woman who wrote "songs" of lesbian desire at a time when poetry writing and homosexuality were considered exclusively male domains. She wrote of other subjects as well, of course, and Snyder offers a balanced account of the poet's life and work without downplaying lesbianism. Snyder also looks at how Sappho has been interpreted through the centuries and how she has served to inspire many twentieth-century women poets--such considerations add depth and interest to this title in the Lives of Notable Gay Men and Lesbians series. Black-and-white photos; source notes. Anne O'Malley

About this edition

• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0791082202
• ISBN 13: 9780791082201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 131