Among the Ancients: Sappho
<p>In the third episode of <em>Among the Ancients</em>, Emily and Tom move from epic to lyric, with the poems of Sappho, or what remains of them. They consider what we know, and don’t know, about her life, and how her poetry challenges the heroic tradition, both in its subversion of Homeric ideas of war and&nbsp;<em>nostos</em>, and in its playful use of language.</p><br><p>Non-subscribers can only hear extracts from most of the episodes in this series. To listen in full, and to all our other Close Readings series, subscribe:</p><p>Directly in Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://lrb.me/ataapple" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a></p><p>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/atasignuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/closereadings</a></p><br><p>Emily Wilson:</p><p><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v26/n01/emily-wilson/tongue-breaks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v26/n01/emily-wilson/tongue-breaks</a></p><br><p>Terry Castle:</p><p><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v21/n19/terry-castle/always-the-bridesmaid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v21/n19/terry-castle/always-the-bridesmaid</a></p><br><p>Mary Beard:</p><p><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v12/n19/mary-beard/sappho-speaks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v12/n19/mary-beard/sappho-speaks</a></p><br><p>Peter Green:</p><p><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v37/n22/peter-green/what-we-know" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v37/n22/peter-green/what-we-know</a></p><br><p>Emily Wilson is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and translator of the 'Odysse'y and the 'Iliad'. Thomas Jones is an editor at the <em>London Review of Books a</em>nd host of the LRB Podcast.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Show Notes
In the third episode of Among the Ancients, Emily and Tom move from epic to lyric, with the poems of Sappho, or what remains of them. They consider what we know, and don’t know, about her life, and how her poetry challenges the heroic tradition, both in its subversion of Homeric ideas of war and nostos, and in its playful use of language.
Non-subscribers can only hear extracts from most of the episodes in this series. To listen in full, and to all our other Close Readings series, subscribe:
Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pJoFPq
In other podcast apps: lrb.me/closereadings
Emily Wilson:
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v26/n01/emily-wilson/tongue-breaks
Terry Castle:
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v21/n19/terry-castle/always-the-bridesmaid
Mary Beard:
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v12/n19/mary-beard/sappho-speaks
Peter Green:
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v37/n22/peter-green/what-we-know
Emily Wilson is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and translator of the 'Odysse'y and the 'Iliad'. Thomas Jones is an editor at the London Review of Books and host of the LRB Podcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.