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Fictions of Sappho, 1546-1937
Joan Dejean
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Description for Fictions of Sappho, 1546-1937
Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 402 pages, 9 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Considering Sappho as a creature of translation and interpretation, a figment whose features have changed with social mores and aesthetics, Joan DeJean constructs a fascinating history of the sexual politics of literary reception. The association of Sappho with female homosexuality has made her a particularly compelling and yet problematic subject of literary speculation; and in the responses of different cultures to the challenge the poet presents, DeJean finds evidence of the standards imposed on female sexuality through the ages. She focuses largely though not exclusively on the French tradition, where the Sapphic presence is especially pervasive. Tracing re-creations of Sappho ... Read more
Considering Sappho as a creature of translation and interpretation, a figment whose features have changed with social mores and aesthetics, Joan DeJean constructs a fascinating history of the sexual politics of literary reception. The association of Sappho with female homosexuality has made her a particularly compelling and yet problematic subject of literary speculation; and in the responses of different cultures to the challenge the poet presents, DeJean finds evidence of the standards imposed on female sexuality through the ages. She focuses largely though not exclusively on the French tradition, where the Sapphic presence is especially pervasive. Tracing re-creations of Sappho ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
Series
Women in Culture and Society Series
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226141367
SKU
V9780226141367
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