Fictions of Sappho, 1546-1937

by Joan DeJean

Book Overview

Considering Sappho as a creature of translation and interpretation, a figment whose features have changed with social mores and aesthetics, Joan DeJean constructs a fascinating history of the sexual politics of literary reception. The association of Sappho with female homosexuality has made her a particularly compelling and yet problematic subject of literary speculation; and in the responses of different cultures to the challenge the poet presents,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226141365
• ISBN13: 9780226141367
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"