{"product_id":"complete-poems-and-fragments-sappho","title":"Complete Poems and Fragments - Sappho","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated by Stanley Lombardo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by Pamela Gordon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this expanded edition of his distinguished\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSappho: Poems and Fragments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2002), Stanley Lombardo offers over 100 fragments not included in the original edition, as well as the new poems discovered in 2004 and 2014. His translation of this latter material yields fresh insights into Sappho’s representations of old age, two of her brothers, and her special relationship with Aphrodite. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePamela Gordon’s engaging, balanced, and informative Introduction has been revised to incorporate discussion of the new fragments, which subtly alter our previous understanding of the archaic poet’s corpus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \"\u003cem\u003eComplete Poems and Fragments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso offers a useful updated bibliography, as well as a section on ‘Elegiac Sappho’ that presents the reception of the Lesbian poet in later Greek and Latin elegiac poems. A wonderful find for any Greekless reader searching for a complete and up-to-date Sappho.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     —\u003c\/span\u003ePatricia A. Rosenmeyer, Department of Classics,\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Very good indeed to have a complete and up-to-date Sappho for the non-specialist reader, and especially one with such an intelligent and helpful Introduction to the poet herself.\"\u003cbr\u003e     —Jenny March, in \u003cem\u003eThe Reading Room\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.classicsforall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclassicsforall.org.uk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Lombardo’s genius with translation is clear when compared to less felicitous versions.… End matter in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSappho: Complete Poems and Fragments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes a detailed glossary, homages to Sappho, and imitations of her works by Ovid and others. . . . This edition of Lombardo’s translation is indispensable.\"\u003cbr\u003e     —Denise Low, in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Letters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable id=\"product-attribute-specs-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePages\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Pages\"\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publication Date\"\u003e2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publisher\"\u003eHackett\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"ISBN\"\u003e9781624664670\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Binding\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Author\"\u003eSappho \/ \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eStanley Lombardo \/ \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePamela Gordon\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Diavazo Greek Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56913102700926,"sku":"sappho lombardo","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/7574\/2397\/files\/complete-poems-and-fragments-sappho-3410136.png?v=1770886391","url":"https:\/\/checkout.diavazo.co.uk\/products\/complete-poems-and-fragments-sappho","provider":"Diavazo Greek Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}