If Not, Winter. Fragments of Sappho

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From poet and classicist Anne Carson comes this translation of the work of Sappho, together with the original Greek. During her life on the island of…

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From poet and classicist Anne Carson comes this translation of the work of Sappho, together with the original Greek. During her life on the island of Lesbos, Sappho is said to have composed nine books of lyrics. Only one poem has survived complete. In «If Not, Winter», Carson presents all the extant fragments of Sappho’s verse, employing brackets and white space to denote missing text – allowing the reader to imagine the poems as they were written. Carson says of her method of translation: «I like to think that, the more I stand out of the way, the more Sappho shows through». Her translation illuminates Sappho’s reflections on love and desire, her companions and rivals, the goddess Aphrodite and her own daughter, Kleis. The book brings us an ancient poet brought to life by an empathetic contemporary poet, and is complete with an introduction and notes.

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Forlag: Virago Press
Først publisert: 2003
Språk: Engelsk
Sider: 402
Oversetter: Anne Carson
ISBN: 9780375724510
Innbinding: Heftet
Forfattere: Anne Carson, Sappho