Poetry embodying ancient Greek romanticism

Sappho (ancient Greek: ∑ α π φ? ; Latinization: Sappho), a Greek poetess in the 7th century BC. Life is unknown, [1] has caused many speculations and attachment of future generations. There are nine volumes of poetry, most of which have been lost. Now there is only one complete poem, three nearly complete poems (the latest one was just published in 2005 [2]) and some broken sentences. In a short song called Plato, Sappho is called "the tenth muse". [3] Zhou Zuoren translated and introduced her poems in her early years. Traditionally, people think they are gay. In western languages, the word "Lala" (for example, German: Lesbe, French: lesbienne, English: lesbian) originated in Bos Island, Jylas (modern Greek: ∧? σβο? ; Latin alphabet transliteration: Lésvos).

According to the sporadic records of ancient writers, Sappho's family had a great position and influence in Lesvas, including a husband and a daughter, who were famous for their poems (lyric poems at that time were all accompanied by poets with lyre), worked as a "governess" and were exiled to Sicily. Of course, some scholars question these records. Since ancient Rome, Sappho's life has been the subject of literary creation, which has been enduring for a long time. After the medieval and romantic times, she was either called a prostitute or an affectionate woman who died for jumping off a cliff. The "reception history" of Shafu in the western world has become an important topic for contemporary feminist scholars, which has produced a large number of papers and monographs.

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Greek lyrics vol. 1: Sappho and Alcais uz. David A campbell edited and translated. Loeb Classic Library (1982, reproduced with corrections 1990). [Greek-English bilingual version, including his life record and poems of ancient writers]

Rereading Sappho: Acceptance and Dissemination. Edited by Ellen Greene. Berkeley: University of California Press (1996).

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[1] See the relevant records in the Dictionary of Suda University.

[2] lachlan McKinnon, "New Sappho", "Times Literature Supplement", July 2005 15.

[3] See Anthony Graeca, Volume 9, 506.