Sappho

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born

in Lesbos, Greece

December 29, 0611

died

December 30, 0569

gender

female

genre

Poetry, Literature & Fiction

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Sappho (Ψάπφω) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet, born on the island of Lesbos. In history and poetry texts, she is sometimes associated with the city of Mytilene on Lesbos; she was also said to have been born in Eresos, another city on Lesbos. Her birth was sometime between 630 BC and 612 BC, and it is said that she died around 570 BC. The bulk of her poetry, which was well-known and greatly admired throughout antiquity, has been lost, but her immense reputation has endured through surviving fragments.

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	Sappho: A New Translation by Sappho, Mary Barnard (translator), Dudley Fitts (foreword) 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 1,635 ratings — published -570 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Sappho, Anne Carson (Translator) 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 1,571 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems and Fragments by Sappho, Pamela Gordon (Introduction), Stanley Lombardo (Translator) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 461 ratings — published -600 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems by Sappho, Willis Barnstone (Translator) 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 1986 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Love Songs of Sappho by Sappho, Paul Roche 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1966 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stung With Love: Poems and Fragments by Sappho, Aaron Poochigian (Translator), Carol Ann Duffy (Introduction) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweetbitter Love: Poems of Sappho by Sappho, Willis Barnstone 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Garland: The Poems and Fragments of Sappho by Sappho, J.G.F. Powell 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fragments 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1928 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iltatähti, häälaulu by Sappho, Pentti Saarikoski (Translator) 3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1969 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars