Secondary Scholarship - Sappho Flashcards
who are the scholars who discuss Love and relationships
- Bettany Hughes
- Peggy Reynolds
- Barr and Thorley
which scholar said: its is disputed whether Sappho existed
Bettany Hughes
which scholar said: The cults of Aphrodite that Sappho was said to be part of were very important and influential
Bettany Hughes
which scholar said: Sappho was a real person
Peggy Reynolds
which scholar said: Sappho educated girls on how they should live
Peggy Reynolds
what were Bettany Hughes contributions on L+R
- its is disputed whether Sappho existed
- The cults of Aphrodite that Sappho was said to be part of were very important and influential
- “Sappho waxes and wanes like the silvery moon”
- Looking at Sappho has been clouded by the christian church
what were Peggy Reynolds’ contributions on L+R
- Sappho was a real person
- Sappho educated girls on how they should live
- Looking at Sappho has been clouded by the christian church
- The early Roman church call her [Sappho] a prostitute
- she [Sappho] becomes notorious quite quickly
Which scholar said: Looking at Sappho has been clouded by the christian church
Bettany Hughes AND Peggy Reynolds
Which scholar said: She [Sappho] becomes notorious quite quickly
Peggy Reynolds
Which scholar said: The early Roman church calls he [Sappho] a prostitute
Peggy Reynolds
What scholar says:
Sappho “waxes and wanes like the silvery moon”
Bettany hughes
Who wrote:
“There is no sense of shame at these homoerotic sexual relationships as they are described in poems intended for public performance”
Barr and Thorley
who wrote:
“These poems were indeed intended to be performed at weddings, such sexual references suggests an atmosphere of fun at the occasion”
Barr and Thorley
Who wrote:
Sappho was also a musician and would have provided musical accompaniment therefore her poems could be considered songs
(paraphrased)
Barr and Thorley
Who wrote:
“Sappho was respected as a poet but feared as a role model. Stories of her ugliness and suicide begin to emerge at this time”
Barr and Thorley
