Lesbian Desire in the Lyrics of 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. Examining the one full poem of Sappho and a number of fragments, she also looks at comparative readings of other ancient Greek poets and Sappho's influence on modern American women writers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.