Fr. 45.90

Sappho Is Burning

English · Paperback / Softback

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Preface and Acknowledgments1: Fragmentary Introduction2: The Aesthetics of the Fragment3: Sappho's Body-in-Pieces4: Sappho in the Text of Plato5: Helen6: Sappho in the History of Sexuality7: Michel Foucault, Sappho, and the Postmodern Subject8: Asianism and the Theft of EnjoymentSelect BibliographyIndex


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Page duBois is Distinguished Professor of classics, comparative literature, and cultural studies at the University of California, San Diego. She is the author of several books, including Sappho is Burning, Slaves and Other Objects, Out of Athens: The New Ancient Greeks, and most recently, A Million and One Gods: The Persistence of Polytheism.

Summary

This study offers a different reading of the archaic lesbian poet, Sappho, whose poetry dates from the seventh century BC. Her presentation of many certitudes in the history of poetry, philosophy and sexuality are featured here.

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