Lesbian Desire in the Lyrics of Sappho

By Jane McIntosh Snyder

Book Overview

The lyrics of Sappho are the earliest surviving examples of explicitly homoerotic literature and have often been analyzed in terms of their revelations about the island society of Lesbos. This volume examines Sappho's poetry through the lens of lesbian desire. It focuses on the active female gaze in the texts and the narrative voice - one that describes female experience and desires as primary, not secondary to the dominant (male) culture.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231099940
• ISBN13: 9780231099943
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher