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Weigall, Arthur : Sappho of Lesbos: Her Life and Times

Thornton Butterworth, London, 1937

A solid, scholarly and interesting biography of this poetess, including 'Every known fragment of Sappho's poetry is quoted in full .(using) the Greek text as edited by J.M.Edmonds in his Lyra Greca" . The notion that there were two Sapphos- - one the poet and the other the courtesan-is discussed and dismissed. 319p.frontis. plates, maps,index. Cloth binding fading along spine. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Cloth

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Weigall, Arthur : Sappho of Lesbos: Her Life and Times

Frederick A.Stokes, New York, 1982

(Small stamp on title page states " Canadian Edition For Sale in Canada only") A solid, scholarly and interesting biography of this poetess, including "Every known fragment of Sappho's poetry is quoted in full .(using) the Greek text as edited by J.M.Edmonds in his Lyra Greca" . The notion that there were two Sapphos-one the poet and the other the courtesan-is discussed and dismissed."With 13 reproductions from sketches and photographs" 328p. plates, maps,index. Name of previous owner, Rear end paper missing. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Cloth. Jacket: No Jacket

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