{"product_id":"if-not-winter-fragments-of-sappho","title":"If Not, Winter : Fragments Of Sappho","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed poet and classicist Anne Carson: a brilliant new translation of the work of Sappho, together with the original Greek.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e During her life on the island of Lesbos, Sappho is said to have composed nine books of lyrics. Only one poem has survived complete.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eIf Not, Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, Carson presents all the extant fragments of Sappho's verse, employing brackets and white space to denote missing text - allowing the reader to imagine the poems as they were written. Carson says of her method of translation: 'I like to think that, the more I stand out of the way, the more Sappho shows through.' And certainly her translation illuminates Sappho's reflections on love and desire, her companions and rivals, the goddess Aphrodite, her own daughter, Kleis. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf Not, Winter\u003c\/em\u003e gives us an extraordinary ancient poet brought alive by a brilliantly empathetic contemporary poet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComplete with Carson's introduction and notes, it will become the standard translation of Sappho for our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anne Carson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42401183727873,"sku":"9781844080816","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-186.png?v=1693137150","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/if-not-winter-fragments-of-sappho","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}