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The Poetic Style of the Greek Poet Sappho [electronic resource] : A Study in Word Playfulness
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zellner, Harold.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sappho--Literary style.
- Sappho.
- Local Subjects:
- Sappho--Literary style.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (146 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Poetic Style of the Greek Poet Sappho
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book argues that Sappho's style is characteristically playful, and that this is probably the best explanation for some problematic features of her text.
- Contents:
- THE POETIC STYLE OF THE GREEK POET SAPPHO: A Study in Word Playfulness; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One - Sappho's Wordplay; Chapter Two - Sapphic Humor; Chapter Three - Sapphic Rhetoric; Chapter Four - Sapphic Rhetoric, Continued; Chapter Five - Sappho's Games of Love; Chapter Six - Concluding Remarks; Photograph of P. Oxy. 2637 Fr. 35; Appendix; Bibliography; Indices; Index of Names of Persons and Places; Index of Ancient Authors Cited; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-1703-6
- OCLC:
- 818112623
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