Sappho [Paperback]

Thomas McEvilley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2008

Sappho represents many years of work and includes two major unpublished new studies: "The Garden of the Graces: The Survival of Bronze Age Religious Motifs into the Modern Lyric Poem," and "The Clear-Voiced Song-Loving Lyre: Recent Explorations in Sapphic Studies."

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About the Author

Thomas McEvilley has published many scholarly monographs and articles on both classical and modern philology, philosophy, religion, and art, including The Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies (2002) and The Triumph of Anti-Art: Conceptual and Performance Art in the Formation of Post-Modernism (2005).

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Spring Publications; First Edition edition (October 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882145746
• ISBN-13: 978-0882145747
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,483,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid, the Penetrating Studies., August 25, 2011

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Kohtaro Hayashi "Isayah" (Itoh Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sappho (Paperback)

"SAPPHO" by Thomas McEvilley, 2008. 463pp.

The contents of this book are divided among three parts.

Part One; are filled with the critical interpretations for about ninety poems = fragments of Sappho. All of the poems are shown in Greek with the moderate English translations by author's own. (but not a 'Poetry'). The author presents the comprehensive -maybe like an excess- and penetrating studies as to each of the poems. In his studies, it is symbolized to express profoundly the substance of Sappho that the author has placed her poem Fr.2 at the very beginning.

Part Two; has titled, "The Garden of the Graces: The Survival of Bronze Age Religious Motifs into the Modern Lyric Poem".

This part is the core in this book. The author argues deeply the essence of Sappho. It is remarkable.

Part Three; has subtitled, "Recent Explorations in Sapphic Studies". The author has summarized precisely about main recent its studies. It is a good thing for the keeping which as the important records that from the many recent scholars 'who have said what' for Sappho. Furthermore, we can find again the author's thoughts, clearly.

Undoubtedly, this book is the finest treatise about Sappho.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tom's rare qualities, January 28, 2009

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Mr. Francis Palazzolo (nyc, ny United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sappho (Paperback)

Tom brings a technical accum to Sappho which is great, rarely such a nimble, complex and forceful voice discusses poetry. Then again, he also brings, another rarity in the book, a supple male voice that does not lose the feminine texture of Sappho.