| Author: | Sappho | ISBN: | 1230000260060 |
| Publisher: | Serapis | Publication: | August 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sappho |
| ISBN: | 1230000260060 |
| Publisher: | Serapis |
| Publication: | August 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
We owe lyric poetry to Sappho. Her nuances of personal human feelings exceeded anything that had been written before; she was called the Tenth Muse. If you're into poetry, you should know Sappho. She wrote music-and-dance plays —what we have left is like Hammerstein without Rodgers — and her words have lasted over 2,000 years. Sappho was a musician as well. She introduced the plectrum for lyre playing — we still use it today: the guitar pick.
We owe lyric poetry to Sappho. Her nuances of personal human feelings exceeded anything that had been written before; she was called the Tenth Muse. If you're into poetry, you should know Sappho. She wrote music-and-dance plays —what we have left is like Hammerstein without Rodgers — and her words have lasted over 2,000 years. Sappho was a musician as well. She introduced the plectrum for lyre playing — we still use it today: the guitar pick.
