Sappho and Catullus in twentieth-century Italian and North American poetry /

Sappho and Catullus in twentieth-century Italian and North American poetry /

"Going beyond exclusively national perspectives, this volume considers the reception of the ancient Greek poet Sappho and her first Latin translator, Catullus, as a literary pair who transmit poetic culture across the world from the early 20th century to the present. Sappho's and Catullus&...

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Main Author: Piantanida, Cecilia, 1985- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
Series:Bloomsbury studies in classical reception.
Subjects:
Sappho > Influence.
Catullus, Gaius Valerius > Influence.
1900-1999
Poetry, Modern > 20th century > History and criticism.
Italian poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
English poetry > North America > 20th century > History and criticism.
Italian poetry > 20th century > Classical influences.
English poetry > North America > 20th century > Classical influences.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the slow fire
  • Mythical rewritings
  • Modernist rites
  • Classical hermeticism
  • The self and object
  • Body vs. soul
  • Postmodern Sappho and Catullus
  • Epilogue.

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