loeb 102 Flashcards
what is loeb 102 called
sweet mother!
how could we interpret the first line
as a simple exclamation
or as a curse
what quote presents a traditional womanly task
i cannot weave my web
why is it significant that sappho cannot weave her web
if she cant weave she cant do anything, weaving would be like second nature as she would have done it since she was a child
what poem does this contrast
poem 1 where sappho presents herself as very close to aphrodite
how can we tell that sappho is not close to aphrodite in this poem
unable to call on aphrodite directly instead saying ‘because of slender aphrodite’ - slender could also be seen as an inslut as the beauty standard was curvy
what is significant about the line ‘i am smitten for a boy’
perhaps one of sapphos most disputed lines– often translated with different genders.
is this an example of heteronormilisation of sappho
how does diane raynor translate 102
slender aphrodite has overcome me with longing for a girl
what is significant about raynors translation
the much stronger verb for love, and the translation of ‘girl’ instead of ‘boy’
what does freeman say on the convention-breaking aspects of loeb 102 in that it explicitly discusses the desore of a young woman - whether for a boy or not
an amazing opennes to youthful female sexuality
what is poochigans view on the dual sensual and distraught nature of loeb 102. extreme strength of love
torment and tenderness
