![]() ![]() Even in instances of extreme confusion, there is still a strong romanticist sentiment to everything she discusses. ![]() “I don’t know what to do,” she writes, “two states of mind in me”. The themes present in her poetry highlight the unique perspectives she takes.Īnd while Sappho’s poetry is nothing but beautiful, there are moments of confusion amidst it all. But I say it is what you love.” Sappho manipulates war to mean something completely different: war is often associated with glory or gore, but rarely ever love. For instance, the poet says “Some men say an army of horse and some men say an army on foot and some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thing on the black earth. She takes these events and beautifies them outside of their context, describing emotions with fervor. ![]() Remnants of the Iliad and the city of Troy consistently show up throughout her work. Sappho’s philosophies and documentations on love inform poetry as a whole genre in her work: If Not, Winter. While the structure of her poetry is not its original form, I believe that this poses an interesting opportunity to engage with a text differently, savoring each and every word. The rest of her work has been broken up into fragments as a result. It is believed that Sappho composed nine books consisting of lyrics, however, only one full poem survived. Sappho is world-renowned and historically remarkable. ![]()
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