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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      December 2023
      December 2023
      ISBN:
      9781108666732
      9781108491709
      9781108740609
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108666732
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.522kg, 250 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.367kg, 250 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Classical Studies, Classical Literature
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    In this book, Melissa Mueller brings two of the most celebrated poets from Greek antiquity into conversation with contemporary theorists of gender, sexuality, and affect studies. Like all lyric poets of her time, Sappho was steeped in the affects and story-world of Homeric epic, and the language, characters, and themes of her poetry often intersect with those of Homer. Yet the relationship between Sappho and Homer has usually been framed as competitive and antagonistic. This book instead sets the two side by side, within the embrace of a non-hierarchical, 'reparative reading' culture, as first conceived by queer theorist and poet Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick. Reintroducing readers to a Sappho who supplements Homer's vision, it is an approach that locates Sappho's lyrics at the center of timely discussions about materiality, shame, queer failure, and the aging body, while presenting a sustaining and collaborative way of reading both lyric and epic.

    Reviews

    ‘… fascinating readings of Sappho and some new features of the compared episodes in Homeric poems … Recommended.'

    H. M. Roisman Source: CHOICE

    ‘Amid the extensive scholarship on Sappho and Homer, this book distinguishes itself through its intricate weaving of classical texts and modern theories, smooth and engaging style, and groundbreaking perspective.’

    Pei He Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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