{"product_id":"the-complete-poems-of-sappho-by-willis-barnstone","title":"The Complete Poems of Sappho\nby Willis Barnstone","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\n \u003cbr\u003e\nSappho’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\n\n\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":"Books Feri","offers":[{"title":"Premium Paperback","offer_id":45409897873599,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"Premium Hardcover","offer_id":45405348954303,"sku":null,"price":340.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8148\/0895\/files\/81i5JrxuWgL._SY385.jpg?v=1766655305","url":"https:\/\/booksferi.store\/products\/the-complete-poems-of-sappho-by-willis-barnstone","provider":"Books Feri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}