516 Sappho (with Diane Rayor)
The History of Literature
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Sappho's Most Famous Poems
Sappho's most famous poems are about passionate desire and that kind of passionate love. She was part of a culture of poets and poetry fans in her time, she says. Poetry is song and dance; it includes more than just the lover and loved one. Sappho: I will make this person love you even against her will.
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