Focuses on the active female gaze in the ancient Greek poetry to show how female experiences and desires were primary and not secondary to dominant male culture. Close readings demonstrate how Sappho'
Heavily influenced by the assumptions of New Criticism and the tradition of close textual reading, classical philologist Snyder interprets Sappho's poetry within the framework of homoerotic desire. Ex
Beginning with Sappho in the seventh century B.C.E and ending with Egeria in the fifth century C.E., Snyder profiles ancient Greek and Roman women writers, including lyric and elegiac poets and philos
Presents the life of the Greek poet, discussing her poetry, the critical reception of her work at different periods in history, and her influence on some modern women poets.
