Nations yet unborn shall call

And glorify her name.

(LUCY MILBURN)


CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
Contributors to the Fund[ii]
I.Some Appreciations, Ancient and Modern[3]
II.Sappho’s Life, Lesbus, Her Love-Affairs, Her Personality and Pupils[14]
III.The Legendary Fringe[34]
Sappho’s Physical Appearance, The Phaon Story, The Vice Idea
IV.The Writings of Sappho[46]
V.Sappho in Art[101]
VI.Sappho’s Influence on Greek and Roman Literature[119]
VII.Sappho in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance[134]
VIII.Sappho in Italy in the 18th and 19th Centuries[139]
IX.Sappho in Latin Translations, in Spanish, and in German[148]
X.Sappho in French Literature[160]
XI.Sappho in English and American Literature[188]
An Addendum on Sappho in Russian[233]
XII.Sappho’s Influence on Music[234]
XIII.Epilogue and Conclusion[237]
Notes[251]
Bibliography[268]

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