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A bilingual edition of the work of the Greek poet Sappho, in a new translation by Anne Carson.Sappho lived on the island of Lesbos from about 630 b.c. She was a musical genius who devoted her life to composing and performing songs.
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About the book
- Author
- Sappho, Anne Carson
- First published
- 2002
- Pages
- 409
- Publisher
- Virago Press Ltd, Vintage, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English, grc
- ISBN
- 9780375724510
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