Celebrated for its portrayal of intense emotion, the poem has influenced modern conceptions of lyric poetry, and its depiction of desire continues to influence writers today.įragment 31 was one of the few substantial fragments of Sappho to survive from ancient times, preserved in the first-century AD treatise on aesthetics On the Sublime. It is one of Sappho's most famous poems, describing her love for a young woman.įragment 31 has been the subject of numerous translations and adaptations from ancient times to the present day. The poem is also known as phainetai moi (φαίνεταί μοι) after the opening words of its first line. Sappho 31 is an archaic Greek lyric poem by the ancient Greek poet Sappho of the island of Lesbos.
Archaic Greek lyric poem by the ancient Greek poet Sappho of the island of Lesbos
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