02534cam a22003373u 4500 57390 UtSlPG 20260610134325.0 m cr n 260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PA Wharton, Henry Thornton, 1846-1895 Sappho: Memoir, text, selected renderings, and a literal translation Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2018 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2018-06-25 Produced by Keith Edkins, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Sappho: Memoir, text, selected renderings, and a literal translation" by Henry Thornton Wharton is a literary compilation created in the late 19th century. This work serves two primary purposes: to provide an extensive memoir of Sappho, the renowned Greek poetess, and to present her surviving fragments in both their original Greek and English translation. The text highlights Sappho's significant impact on lyric poetry, as well as Wharton's effort to make her work accessible to English readers, regardless of their familiarity with the Greek language. The opening of this volume includes multiple prefaces that outline Wharton's intent and the challenges faced in translating Sappho's lyrical works. Wharton laments the limited number of Sappho's verses that have survived through history and expresses a desire to familiarize readers with every known fragment of her poetry. He recounts the extensive literature and scholarly efforts dedicated to Sappho since his original introduction of her works to English readers in the mid-19th century. Additionally, Wharton discusses the complexities and subtleties of Sappho's art, emphasizing her mastery of the emotive quality in her poetry, which resonates through the centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Women -- Greece -- Poetry Lesbos (Greece : Municipality) -- Poetry Sappho -- Translations into English Love poetry, Greek -- Translations into English https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57390 98221 98221