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Sappho was a female poet who was well known in ancient Greece and Rome for her lyrical poetry. She was most famous for her poems involving women who loved women, and it is from her name that sapphic, a term referring to sexual relations between women, originated. This is a compendium of her surviving work, a collection of 54 fragments translated by Henry de Vere Stacpoole.

The earliest surviving works of ancient Greek literature, dating back to the early Archaic period, are the two epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. These two epics, along with the Homeric Hymns and the two poems of Hesiod, Theogony and Works and Days, comprised the major foundations of the Greek literary tradition that would continue into the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. This carefully selected collection contains: The Odyssey ; The Works and Days ; Theogony ; The Complete Poems of Sappho ; Medea ; Antigone ; Agamemnon ; The Choephori ; Eumenides.

We live in an era rife with cultural conflict. The 21st century is by no means free of wars, terrorism, riots, famine, nor epidemics. We may attempt to solve the challenges of our times by uniting the humanistic disciplines of philosophy, science, and technology. Our modern reality requires a fundamental understanding of the problems beleaguering our existence. Science and literature are key tools for gaining this insight. The wisdom accumulated throughout the centuries by scientists, philosophers, and writers is a solid foundation on which modern man can build the future.

Sappho ( c. 630-c. 570 BC) was an Archaic Greek poet from the island of Lesbos. In ancient times, Sappho was widely considered one of the greatest lyric poets and was given titles such as the "Tenth Muse" and "The Poetess". Her estimated date of birth places her sometime after the composition of the works of the Homeric poets, which are preserved in the epics known as the Iliad and the Odyssey. It is claimed that her work filled nine papyrus rolls in the famous library of Alexandria some 500 years after her death.

Sappho is widely recognized as one of the great poets of world literature, an author whose works have caused her readers to repeat in many different forms Strabo's amazed epithet when he wrote that she could only be called "a marvel." The reception of Sappho's poetry even through the twentieth century offers a case study of the conflicts induced by the sexual preferences she seemingly alludes to in her verse. Little is known with certainty about the life of Sappho, or Psappha in her native Aeolic dialect. She was born probably about 620 B.C. to an aristocratic family on the island of Lesbos during a great cultural flowering in the area.

Lesbos um 600 v. Chr. Eine wohlhabende Frau wird zur größten Dichterin des Altertums. Zentrales Thema der Dichtkunst Sapphos ist neben Göttermythen die erotische Liebe zu anderen Frauen. Nur ein kleiner Teil ihres Gesamtwerks ist bis heute erhalten geblieben. Siegfried Obermeier lädt ein in das Griechenland am Anfang seiner kulturellen Blütezeit und zeichnet das Leben einer der bedeutendsten Dichterinnen der Antike nach.

Discover the enchanting world of Sappho, one of the few female poets from antiquity, who lived on the picturesque Aeolian islands near Turkey. Once celebrated in ancient Greece and Rome, her powerful voice resonates even today, despite the mere fragments of her work that have survived. This captivating collection not only includes translations of these beloved fragments but also features Ovids Sappho to Phaon, a fictional letter that brings to life the deep emotions of Sapphos imagined correspondence with her lover. Join us as we delve into the timeless poetry of a remarkable woman whose words...

Deux lesbiennes. Une a proposé : "ça te dis de faire un podcast ?". L'autre a dit : "mais grave !". Here we are. Dans ce podcast vous retrouverez 3 émissions :Nous prendrons le temps de debunker des clichés sur les lesbiennes (parce que ça faut le savoir)Nous vous partagerons des oeuvres culturelles de la communauté queer Nous inviterons des proches pour discuter et échangerET ! on est drôles. Alors si toi aussi tu veux rire tout en apprenant des choses importantes, abonnes-toi ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Life has always been a banquet for Sappho, one to be savored to the fullest. Following a magnificent destiny, her strange and sensual odyssey has carried her to the far corners of the ancient world, from Delphi to Egypt, to the Land of the Amazons, and the realm of Hades. For Sappho, it was always about love—love that seduced her into a plot to depose a dictator, and love that made her trade an unwanted marriage bed of a despised and drunken husband for a seemingly endless series of lovers, both male and female.

The ancient Greeks revered Homer and Hesiod and often cited their names together in theological and theological works. While the two could have been contemporaries, some estimate that Hesiod lived up to 100 years after Homer. Sappho was an ancient Greek poetess and musician. She pioneered song lyrics and the ancient Greeks included her in the canon of nine lyric poets. Plato even numbered her among the Parnassian goddesses, referring to her as the tenth muse.

After Sappho is Selby Wynn Schwartz's joyous reimagining of the lives of a brilliant group of feminists, sapphists, artists and writers in the late 19th and early 20th century as they battle for control over their lives; for liberation and for justice. Sarah Bernhard—Colette—Eleanora Duse—Lina Poletti—Josephine Baker—Virginia Woolf... these are just a few of the women (some famous, others hitherto unsung) sharing the minutes of a novel as fierce as it is luminous—lush and poetic; furious and funny.

Im Rausch und Glanz der Belle Époque begegnet der junge Beamte Jean Gaussin auf einem Kostümfest in Paris dem Künstlermodell Fanny Legrand, genannt "Sappho". Schnell verfällt er der erfahrenen Frau, doch wissen beide, dass ihre Leidenschaft vor allem Leiden schafft. Eindringlich erzählt der französische Schriftsteller Alphonse Daudet das Drama zweier Menschen, die sich lieben und doch bekriegen. Selten sind Liebe und Abneigung, Lust und Qual so tief ineinander verschlungen wie hier. Daudets bedeutendster Roman, erschienen 1884, wird einfühlsam gelesen von Imogen Kogge.

Das Hörbuch versammelt eine Auswahl von Texten der bekannten deutschen Schriftstellerin, unter anderem "Liebeserklärung", "Beerenlese", "Pas de deux" und "Salomo und die Mädchen". Es sind leidenschaftliche Berichte und sanfte Momentaufnahmen, geprägt von einer scharfen, kleinteiligen Beobachtungsgabe, zärtliche Erinnerungen, fein ziselierte Reflexionen und nachdenkliche Beobachtungen über das menschliche Leben in seiner Einzigartigkeit und gleichzeitiger Komik und Großartigkeit, dem Eva Demski in lustvollem Spott und voller Liebe, der jeglicher Defätismus fernliegt, verbunden ist.

A community discussion on queer lives in the city, the collectives born out of various activism histories and the everyday navigation of our myriad identities and relationships. Through approximately 10 shows, each between 20 to 30 minutes, we wish to explore sensitive topics bridging the political and the personal of queer lives. This show will be in conversational Benglish (a mix of Bengali and English), which is a deliberate choice as Sappho itself is situated in the context of West Bengal and the Bengali linguistic community.

Many of us are familiar with the epic stories and legends of the classical world. This anthology, the only one of its kind on audiobook, gives an insight into a more lyrical and tender aspect of Greek and Roman literature. From Homer's lofty lines on the loves of the gods to the earthier verse of Catullus to his mistress Lesbia, this recording encompasses the major love poetry written between the 8th century B.C. and the 2nd century A.D.

Aspects Of Love is a captivating anthology that delves into the multifaceted nature of erotic love. This collection begins with Platos renowned work, The Symposium, where men gather over a meal, each sharing their unique perspectives on love. Following this inspired format, each selected piece in this anthology presents a distinct exploration of loves many forms—be it the thrill of infidelity, the warmth of marriage, or the beauty of same-sex relationships. From the eloquent verses of Donne, Whitman, Shakespeare, and Sappho, this anthology invites readers to journey through the diverse ...

You’ve heard all about the ‘brilliant men’ of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow? Bad Girls of Ancient Greece contains profiles of wayward wives, mad mothers, scandalous sisters and damsels, that quite frankly, caused...

In this volume we gather together verse from lesbian poets that is deeply personal and at times overwhelming. It is not just a search for physical love but a journey through the spiritual to completeness, to becoming whole. However we recognise that the label lesbian might be anachronistic and so also include those who stand by their sides or who have a view in verse that helps us to revel in their love. For in the end that is all our journey is about.

The idea of sexual fluidity may seem new, but it is at least as old as the ancient Greeks, who wrote about queer experiences with remarkable frankness, wit, and insight. How to Be Queer is an infatuating collection of these writings about desire, love, and lust between men, between women, and between humans and gods, in lucid and lively new translations.