Sappho

that apparently Sappho from Lesbos was a lesbian poet that most of her works were love poems, which were directed towards to another women. This fact was on of the reasons why her poems didn’t survive intact. Like her work was linked to homosexuality, later on the Christians writers destroyed most of her work. As result of the Christians actions, Sappho was almost completely removed from historical records. However, Sue Blundell wasn’t the only that felt fascinated to write about Sappho of…

History in America. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2004. Biography in Context. Web. 21 July 2016. In this article, a description of H.D.’s early life is provided. The author also mentions that H.D. is connected to past writers, Oscar Wilde and Sappho of Lesbos. The author describes H.D.’s view of Wilde and the connection between their writings. Likewise, the connection between Sappho’s writing and H.D.’s writing is explained. Lastly, the author gives a few remarks from critics. This article…

Influential Classical Writers and Poets in World Literature There is tons of existing classical writers and Poets in World Literature. Many of these inspirational composers have continued to live in the modern society. Poetry has derived from many of these poets from the classical age, but is everlasting to our world. We have taken classical world literature’s contributions, studied the contributions, and excelled those contributions for use of the today’s literature. Quintus Ennius was one…

Adkins, Lesley, and Roy A. Adkins. "Literature in Ancient Greece." Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece, Updated Edition. Facts On File, 2005. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Web. 21 Oct. 2015. As for science, literature did not exist as much. According to Adkins “Only a small amount of literature survives, including the names of over 370 playwrights, 44 complete plays, and titles and fragments of more than 1,600 other plays.” Greek literature commenced with poetry and was told as oral epic…

Cleisthenes influence is profound. It was the first time in history that the common people overthrew a government for form a new one, which is known as the Athenian Revolution. Cleisthenes was a forefather of democracy. He helped the Athenians develop a system of government in which all had a say, not only the aristocratic few. Because of the new government founded, an individual such as Themistocles was able to have a powerful say in the Athenian government. Themistocles was not an…

First of all, before any details of the doings of the homosexuality, certain information about their history needs to be presented. There weren’t terms or concepts which correspond to the mordern dichotomy of ‘heterosexual’ and ‘homosexual’ in the ancient Greece. The description of acient Greek attitudes is important to recognize that there was regional variation. For instance, there were general strictures against same-sax eros in parts of Ionia, whereas it was approved of and celebrated in…

perpetuating a certain stereotype of women, usually in the negative context. As we go down the line of all the women we’ve learned about and begin to neatly label them as mythological (Demeter), fictional or pseudo-historical (Lysistrata) or historical like Sappho, we come to a standstill with the woman the world knows as Cleopatra. Cleopatra did, in fact, exist. She did walk this earth and is perhaps one of the best documented female rulers of the ancient world. She is found on coins, she is…

The literary work that I read this module was a good look into how literature has developed in America. Most of the literature we read had to do with very controversial topics that, even though they were written quite a long time ago, still play a big role in today’s society. Over all, I found it very interesting reading and learning about how these issues were brought about and how they were dealt with on both sides of the argument. These topics mainly related to race, religion, and most of all…

Women in Ancient Greece played a more crucial role in day to day life than the ways that they are described. Popular opinion views ancient Greek life as a male-centered culture in which women served a role just to bear children and keep house; however, research shows that women were not as dependent on their partners as they are depicted. Women actually tended to branch off into the public sphere and form their own relationships with other females, which benefited the status of her family…

Among the five Ancient Greek cultures highlighted in the textbook, the culture of Athens is most appealing to me. The Athenian government, specifically democracy, use of sanitary systems, and the belief in the importance of art all play into its appeal. Though the other cultures had their merits, none fit me as well as Athens. Athens was not always ruled by a democracy, for example, the benevolent dictatorship of Pisistratus and the harsher dictatorship under his son Hippias. However, once…