The Pocket Sappho by Willis Barnstone (Paperback Book)

Name: The Pocket Sappho by Willis Barnstone (Paperback Book)
Brand: Shambhala Publications Inc

Shambhala Publications Inc

A vivid, contemporary translation of the greatest Greek love poet by the prize-winning poet and translator.\nSappho\u2019s lyric love poems, composed in the seventh century B.C.E., transcend time and place and continue to enchant readers today. Though her extant work consists only of a collection of fragments and a handful of complete poems, the passionate elegance of her musings on life and death, loss and longing, desire, and nature speak volumes.\nWillis Barnstone\u2019s vivid, contemporary translation, along with his introduction and notes, sheds new light on the spirit and mystique of this ancient Greek poet.\nThis edition is an abridgment of The Complete Poems of Sappho.\n\nThe Pocket Sappho\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the price advertised is as low as we can go \u2014 we do not accept or respond to offers. We're also unable to accommodate special requests added in;