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Searching for Sappho

Hardcover • 2016 • 1. edition

Searching for Sappho

By Philip Freeman

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About the book

The daughter of an aristocratic family, a wife, a devoted mother and a lover of women, Sappho was one of the greatest writers of her own or any age. Although most people have heard of Sappho, the story of her lost poems and the lives of ancient women they celebrate has never been told for a general audience. Philip Freeman paints a vivid picture of Sappho's world. He delves into religious rites, customs, the role of women in the family, medical knowledge and the experience of motherhood at the t...Show more

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ISBN

9780393242232

Publisher

WW Norton & Co

Published year

2016

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Searching for Sappho

Format

Hardcover

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