If Not, Winter: The Complete Fragments of Sappho
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If Not, Winter: The Complete Fragments of Sappho by Anne Carson
The definitive complete translation of Sappho, by one of the world's greatest living poets
a superb version..these new poems, made by Carson out of Sappho, are subtle, beautiful, precise, moving. * Margaret Reynolds, THE TIMES *
This collection of her [Sappho's] fragments gives you everything, for the first time... * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
The beautiful blur of Sappho's work, the rhythms, the ornate grammar, the singing sounds she teases out of rare words...are impossible to match. * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Imaginatively presented and superbly prefaced, this collection is both heartrending and uplifiting. * INDEPENDENT *
This collection of her [Sappho's] fragments gives you everything, for the first time... * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
The beautiful blur of Sappho's work, the rhythms, the ornate grammar, the singing sounds she teases out of rare words...are impossible to match. * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Imaginatively presented and superbly prefaced, this collection is both heartrending and uplifiting. * INDEPENDENT *
Anne Carson is the Director of Graduate Studies, Classics, at McGill University. She was twice a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and has been the recipient of a 1996 Lannan Award and a 1997 Pushcart Prize for poetry. She was the recipient of the 2001 T.S. Eliot prize for poetry.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844080816 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844080811 |
| Title | If Not, Winter: The Complete Fragments of Sappho |
| Author | Anne Carson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2003-11-06 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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