Little is known about the actual life of Sappho. The personage of Sappho has been a subject of much dispute over the centuries. Out of this oeuvre, we possess only one of those books, containing only forty, decipherable poems. Of course, we all know what happened to that library. The library of Alexandria once held nine of her books. The papyri on which she wrote has been lost, destroyed, or corrupted beyond recognition. Ripped, torn, shredded papyri, quotations on pottery shards and in the text of historical writers are all that remain of Sappho’s lyrical poetry. Review of If not, Winter, Fragments of Sappho Translated by Anne Carson Global Health Engineering Music Writing Randy Yee Review of If not, Winter, Fragments of Sappho Translated by Anne Carson
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