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When did Sappho write?
in the late 7th to early 6th centuries BCE
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Sappho
wrote lyric poetry, was prolific and highly influential in antiquity, called “the Tenth Muse“ or “the Poetess“
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Sappho complete works
collected into nine books, we have one complete poem, a handful of substantial fragments and assorted less substantial fragments
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Sappho’s Reception
two of the most common adjectives for women who love women “lesbian“ and “sapphic“ come from her name and place of birth
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opinions on sappho
lots of lost text/information = lots of guesswork, “was sappho queer?” will get very different answers from different people
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