Sappho
Overview
| Works: | 416 works in 1,141 publications in 12 languages and 38,774 library holdings |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Poetry Musical settings Lyric poetry Criticism, interpretation, etc Songs Art music Monologues (Music) Variations (Music) String quartets Love poetry |
| Subject Headings: | Lesbians |
| Roles: | Author, Librettist, Lyricist, Bibliographic antecedent, Other |
| Classifications: | PA4408.E5, 884.01 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Sappho
- Sappho's lyre : archaic lyric and women poets of ancient Greece by Safo( )
- Ancient Greek lyrics by Willis Barnstone( )
- Early Greek poets' lives : the shaping of the tradition by Maarit Kivilo( )
- The poetry of Sappho by Sappho( )
- Sappho's leap : a novel by Erica Jong( Book )
- Poems and fragments by Sappho( Book )
- If not, winter : fragments of Sappho by Sappho( Book )
- Art & lies : a piece for three voices and a bawd by Jeanette Winterson( Book )
- Sappho by Page DuBois( )
- The poetic style of the Greek poet Sappho : a study in word playfulness by Harold Zellner( )
- Sappho and her influence by David M Robinson( Book )
- Sappho : a play in verse by Lawrence Durrell( Book )
- Searching for Sappho : the lost songs and world of the first woman poet : including new translations of all of Sappho's surviving poetry by Philip Freeman( Book )
- The newest Sappho (P. Sapph. Obbink and P. GC inv. 105, frs. 1-4) by Anton Bierl( )
- Sappho of Lesbos : her life and times by Arthur E. P. Brome Weigall( Book )
- Three archaic poets : Archilochus, Alcaeus, Sappho by Anne Pippin Burnett( Book )
- Sappho, a garland : the poems and fragments of Sappho by Sappho( Book )
- Fictions of Sappho, 1546-1937 by Joan E DeJean( Book )
- Sappho by Marguerite Johnson( )
- H.D. and Sapphic modernism, 1910-1950 by Diana Collecott( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Sappho
Sappho by
Sappho(
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3 editions published between 1958 and 1982 in English and held by 1,144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These hundred poems and fragments constitute virtually all of Sappho that survives and effectively bring to life the woman whom the Greeks consider to be their greatest lyric poet. Mary Barnard's translations are lean, incisive, direct -- the best ever published. She has rendered the beloved poet's verses, long the bane of translators, more authentically than anyone else in English. -- From publisher's description
3 editions published between 1958 and 1982 in English and held by 1,144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These hundred poems and fragments constitute virtually all of Sappho that survives and effectively bring to life the woman whom the Greeks consider to be their greatest lyric poet. Mary Barnard's translations are lean, incisive, direct -- the best ever published. She has rendered the beloved poet's verses, long the bane of translators, more authentically than anyone else in English. -- From publisher's description
Sappho : a new translation of the complete works by
Sappho(
Book
)
1 edition published in 2014 in English and held by 458 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sappho, the earliest and most famous Greek woman poet, sang her songs around 600 BCE on the island of Lesbos. Of the little that survives from the approximately nine papyrus scrolls collected in antiquity, all is translated here: substantial poems, fragments, single words - and, notably, two new poems that came to light in 2014. Also included are two more small fragments from this latest discovery in 2004. Yet the power of Sappho's poetry - her direc style, rich imagery, and passion - is apparent even in these remnants. Diane Rayor's translations of Greek poetry are graceful and poetic, modern in diction yet faithful to the originals. The full range of Sappho's voice is heard in these poems about desire, friendship, rivalry, family, and "passion for the light of life." In the introduction, scholar André Lardinois presents plausible reconstructions of Sappho's life and work, the importance of the recent discovery in understanding the performance of her songs, and the story of how these fragments survived. -- dust jacket
1 edition published in 2014 in English and held by 458 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sappho, the earliest and most famous Greek woman poet, sang her songs around 600 BCE on the island of Lesbos. Of the little that survives from the approximately nine papyrus scrolls collected in antiquity, all is translated here: substantial poems, fragments, single words - and, notably, two new poems that came to light in 2014. Also included are two more small fragments from this latest discovery in 2004. Yet the power of Sappho's poetry - her direc style, rich imagery, and passion - is apparent even in these remnants. Diane Rayor's translations of Greek poetry are graceful and poetic, modern in diction yet faithful to the originals. The full range of Sappho's voice is heard in these poems about desire, friendship, rivalry, family, and "passion for the light of life." In the introduction, scholar André Lardinois presents plausible reconstructions of Sappho's life and work, the importance of the recent discovery in understanding the performance of her songs, and the story of how these fragments survived. -- dust jacket
In shadow, in light : music of Steven Stucky by
Steven Stucky(
)
3 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 404 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 404 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Messa di requiem ; Tre composizioni corali ; Due composizioni corali by
Ildebrando Pizzetti(
)
3 editions published in 1991 in Latin and held by 382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1991 in Latin and held by 382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The poetry of Sappho by
Sappho(
Book
)
2 editions published between 2007 and 2019 in English and held by 349 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Today, thousands of years after her birth, in lands remote from her native island of Lesbos and in languages that did not exist when she wrote her poetry in Aeolic Greek, Sappho remains an important name among lovers of poetry and poets alike, . Celebrated throughout antiquity as the supreme Greek poet of love and of the personal lyric, noted especially for her limpid fusion of formal poise, lucid insight, and incandescent passion, today her poetry is also prized for its uniquely vivid participation in a living paganism. Collected in an edition of nine scrolls by scholars in the second century BC, Sappho's poetry largely disappeared when the Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople in 1204. All that remained was one poem and a handful of quoted passages . A century ago papyrus fragments recovered in Egypt added a half dozen important texts to Sappho's surviving works. In 2004 a new complete poem was deciphered and published. By far the most significant discovery in a hundred years, it offers a new and tellingly different example of Sappho's poetic art and reveals another side of the poet, thinking about aging and about the transmission of culture from one generation to the next. Jim Powell's translations represent a unique combination of poetic mastery in English verse and a deep schlolarly engagement with Sappho's ancient Greek. They are incomparably faithful to the literal sense of the Greek poems and, simultaneously, to their forms, preserving the original meters and stanzas while exactly replicating the dramatic action of their sequences of disclosure and the passionate momentum of their sentences. Powell's translations have often been anthologized and selected for use in textbooks, winning recognition among discerning readers as far the best versions in English
2 editions published between 2007 and 2019 in English and held by 349 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Today, thousands of years after her birth, in lands remote from her native island of Lesbos and in languages that did not exist when she wrote her poetry in Aeolic Greek, Sappho remains an important name among lovers of poetry and poets alike, . Celebrated throughout antiquity as the supreme Greek poet of love and of the personal lyric, noted especially for her limpid fusion of formal poise, lucid insight, and incandescent passion, today her poetry is also prized for its uniquely vivid participation in a living paganism. Collected in an edition of nine scrolls by scholars in the second century BC, Sappho's poetry largely disappeared when the Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople in 1204. All that remained was one poem and a handful of quoted passages . A century ago papyrus fragments recovered in Egypt added a half dozen important texts to Sappho's surviving works. In 2004 a new complete poem was deciphered and published. By far the most significant discovery in a hundred years, it offers a new and tellingly different example of Sappho's poetic art and reveals another side of the poet, thinking about aging and about the transmission of culture from one generation to the next. Jim Powell's translations represent a unique combination of poetic mastery in English verse and a deep schlolarly engagement with Sappho's ancient Greek. They are incomparably faithful to the literal sense of the Greek poems and, simultaneously, to their forms, preserving the original meters and stanzas while exactly replicating the dramatic action of their sequences of disclosure and the passionate momentum of their sentences. Powell's translations have often been anthologized and selected for use in textbooks, winning recognition among discerning readers as far the best versions in English
The woman and the hare by
Harrison Birtwistle(
)
6 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 285 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 285 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete Omar Khayyam by
Granville Bantock(
)
2 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 284 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The first edition of Fitzgerald's verse translation of "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám" had been on the scene since the mid-nineteenth century. By the end of that century it had achieved five editions and quasi-Shakespearean status. The quatrains are rich in quotations -- extracts eventually took up multiple columns in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. The subject matter was also daringly anti-religious and must have had an appeal to the increasingly literate, sceptical, and professional classes. Havergal Brian quotes Ernest Newman on the subject of Bantock's Omar: " ... it brings into English secular music, for the first time, the thoughts and feelings of men brought up in the full tide of modern culture and modern humanism." The work is scored for three soloists, a large chorus and a very large orchestra. The strings are divided into two complete string orchestras, one on either side of the conductor, a device by which Bantock procured a number of new a nd subtle effects. In the first decade of the twentieth century no other secularphilosophical work existed on such a scale. Omar was widely performed during the first half of the 20th century, but since Bantock's death in 1946, performances have been dependent on anniversaries and external historic events. This studio recording was the product of 11 years planning by a single BBC producer determined to preserve one of the most astounding choral works ever created. It remains, 37 years later, the only complete recording ever made of the work
2 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 284 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The first edition of Fitzgerald's verse translation of "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám" had been on the scene since the mid-nineteenth century. By the end of that century it had achieved five editions and quasi-Shakespearean status. The quatrains are rich in quotations -- extracts eventually took up multiple columns in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. The subject matter was also daringly anti-religious and must have had an appeal to the increasingly literate, sceptical, and professional classes. Havergal Brian quotes Ernest Newman on the subject of Bantock's Omar: " ... it brings into English secular music, for the first time, the thoughts and feelings of men brought up in the full tide of modern culture and modern humanism." The work is scored for three soloists, a large chorus and a very large orchestra. The strings are divided into two complete string orchestras, one on either side of the conductor, a device by which Bantock procured a number of new a nd subtle effects. In the first decade of the twentieth century no other secularphilosophical work existed on such a scale. Omar was widely performed during the first half of the 20th century, but since Bantock's death in 1946, performances have been dependent on anniversaries and external historic events. This studio recording was the product of 11 years planning by a single BBC producer determined to preserve one of the most astounding choral works ever created. It remains, 37 years later, the only complete recording ever made of the work
Kleemation ; and other works by
Elizabeth Vercoe(
)
3 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 283 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 283 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems of sheer nothingness : vocal music by
Aaron Helgeson(
)
3 editions published in 2016 in Provenal and held by 283 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2016 in Provenal and held by 283 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Visionen by
Dimitri Terzakis(
)
2 editions published in 2016 in German and held by 277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2016 in German and held by 277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Unanswered love by
Aribert Reimann(
)
3 editions published in 2017 in German and held by 277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2017 in German and held by 277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stung with love : poems and fragments by
Sappho(
Book
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
By turns subversive, erotic and poignant, this collection of poems and fragments from Sappho's surviving work displays a wide variety of themes. From amorous songs celebrating adolescent females to poems of invocation, desire, spite, celebration, and remembrance, Poochigian's translations preserve the musical style of Sappho's songs. He also discusses theories surrounding Sappho's life and love affairs, and the enduring influence of her work. -- adapted from back cover
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
By turns subversive, erotic and poignant, this collection of poems and fragments from Sappho's surviving work displays a wide variety of themes. From amorous songs celebrating adolescent females to poems of invocation, desire, spite, celebration, and remembrance, Poochigian's translations preserve the musical style of Sappho's songs. He also discusses theories surrounding Sappho's life and love affairs, and the enduring influence of her work. -- adapted from back cover
The songs of Sappho by
Sappho(
Book
)
18 editions published between 1891 and 1966 in English and held by 215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
De meeste gedichten in verschillende vertaalversies onder elkaar
18 editions published between 1891 and 1966 in English and held by 215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
De meeste gedichten in verschillende vertaalversies onder elkaar
The works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus and Musae︠︡us by
Sappho(
Book
)
7 editions published between 1760 and 1992 in English and held by 140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1760 and 1992 in English and held by 140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
LA variations ; Five images after Sappho ; Giro ; Mania ; Gambit by
Esa-Pekka Salonen(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 128 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 128 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hai tou Anakreontos Ōdai : kai Ta tēs sapphous, kai Ta tou Alkaiou Leipsana by
Anacreon(
Book
)
24 editions published between 1751 and 1810 in 3 languages and held by 119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
24 editions published between 1751 and 1810 in 3 languages and held by 119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cinque frammenti di Saffo : per una voce e orchestra da camera by
Luigi Dallapiccola(
)
1 edition published in 1943 in Italian and held by 115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1943 in Italian and held by 115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Soldier and the lady : poems of Archilochos and Sappho(
Book
)
3 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poem ; Songs ; Legong dreams ; Three rhapsodies by
Elaine Barkin(
Recording
)
3 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The isles of Greece; Sappho and Alcæus by
Frederick Tennyson(
Book
)
5 editions published in 1890 in English and held by 110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1890 in English and held by 110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Rayor, Diane J. Other Translator
- Archilochus
- Barnstone, Willis 1927- Translator
- Powell, Jim 1951- Translator
- Sappho
- McCulloh, William E.
- Hesiod Author
- Stesichorus Other
- Barnard, Mary 1909-2001 Translator Author
- Terpander
Associated Subjects
Alcaeus American poetry--Greek influences Archilochus Art and technology Artists Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied D'Annunzio, Gabriele, Egypt Flute music (Flutes (2)) French literature French literature--Greek influences Greece Greece--Lesbos (Municipality) Greek poetry Greek poetry--Appreciation Greek poetry--Women authors Greeks H. D.--(Hilda Doolittle), Harsent, David, Hellenism in literature Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Intellectual life Lesbianism in literature Lesbians' writings, American Lesbians in literature Literature Lost literature Love poetry, Greek Modernism (Literature) Monologues Monologues with music (Voice with instrumental ensemble) Niedecker, Lorine Oboe and piano music Orchestral music Poets, Greek Poets, Greek--Homes and haunts Poets in literature Requiems Sappho Song cycles Songs (High voice) with cello Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble String quartets United States Women Women and literature Women artists Women in literature Women poets Women poets, Greek
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Alternative Names
Psappho
Saffo
Safo
Safo de Lesbos
Safo de Mitilene
Safona
Sapfa
Sapfó
Sapho
Sapʻo
Sapph.
Sappho Lyrica
Sapphus
Szapphó
Σαπφώ
Ψάπφω
Сапфо
Сафо
סאפפו
سيفو
صافو
사포 (시인)
サッポー
莎孚
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