Sappho quotes Flashcards
quote of Sappho sharing personal experience
“Love shook my soul, like a wind buffeting oak trees on a mountain”
quote of Sappho giving advice
“A handsome man is only good to look at, a good man will become handsome”
quote of Sappho being reassuring and validating
“No, they did not completely miss you! They just couldn’t reach.”
modern scholar quote saying Sappho shares her emotional experience
“Because women poets are emotionally disturbed, their poems are psychological outpourings not intellectual but ingenious”-Mary Lefkowitz
Mary Lefkowitz quote
“Because women poets are emotionally disturbed, their poems are psychological outpourings not intellectual but ingenious”
modern scholar quote saying that Sappho isn’t sharing her personal experience because her poems were performative
“Sappho’s loss of voice In the context of a lyric tradition that is essentially performative, threatens to silence her altogether”-Dolores O’Higgins
Dolores O’Higgins quote
“Sappho’s loss of voice In the context of a lyric tradition that is essentially performative, threatens to silence her altogether”
modern scholar saying Sappho talks about societal pressures women face
“the emphasis on bridal virginity is a form of male oppression so that women can’t enjoy their own sexuality or reduce their value”-Freeman
Freeman quote
“the emphasis on bridal virginity is a form of male oppression so that women can’t enjoy their own sexuality or reduce their value”
quote of Sappho using mythology to protect her heart
“come to me again now, queen, release me from this great distress”-Sappho to Aphrodite
