{"product_id":"the-complete-poems-of-sappho","title":"The Complete Poems of Sappho","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid, contemporary translation of the greatest Greek love poet—with a wealth of materials for understanding her work—by a prize-winning poet and translator\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSappho’s thrilling lyric verse has been unremittingly popular for more than 2,600 years—certainly a record for poetry of any kind—and love for her art only increases as time goes on. Though her extant work consists only of a collection of fragments and a handful of complete poems, her mystique endures to be discovered anew by each generation, and to inspire new efforts at bringing the spirit of her Greek words faithfully into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the past, translators have taken two basic approaches to Sappho: either very literally translating only the words in the fragments, or taking the liberty of reconstructing the missing parts. Willis Barnstone has taken a middle course, in which he remains faithful to the words of the fragments, only very judiciously filling in a word or phrase in cases where the meaning is obvious. This edition includes extensive notes and a special section of “Testimonia”: appreciations of Sappho in the words of ancient writers from Plato to Plutarch. Also included are a glossary of all the figures mentioned in the poems, and suggestions for further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Willis Barnstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44953360498735,"sku":"9781590306130","price":2075.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9781590306130.jpg?v=1770799406","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/the-complete-poems-of-sappho","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}