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Sappho's Leap
Sappho's Leap
Author: Erica Jong
"Sappho's Leap delights."?USA Today — Sappho's Leap is a journey back 2,600 years to inhabit the mind of the greatest love poet the world has ever known. At the age of fourteen, Sappho is seduced by the beautiful poet Alcaeus, plots with him to overthrow the dictator of their island, and is caught and married off to a repellent older man in hopes...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393325614
ISBN-10: 039332561X
Pages: 336
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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An interesting, fictionalized tale about the life of Greek poet Sappho. A bit fantastical at times, but worth the read.


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