Sappho’s definition of beauty is not from intelligence, wealth, or social standing as it is portrayed in our previous readings for men, but beauty is “what you love”. Not for her children nor her dear parents Some men say an army of horse and some men say an army on footĪnd some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thingįor she who overcame everyone in beauty (Helen) My interpretation of the text is that she is speaking of a previous relationship, or a past experimenting phase. Although unintended, the writing leaves the reader in a continuous search for more.
The way the book is compiled, causes the reader to fall for its mystery. The absence of words does not push a reader away, but pulls one in.
Maybe she is speaking to a lover in her past as they break the boundaries of the expected female relationships. In this context, it seems as if she were judged previously for her desire for another woman and now she laughs at someone who may share the same feelings as her. In this context, Sappho may have fallen for someone and it ends in doom, which conveys a suffering on her part from a relationship where she knew she was wrong, but continued anyways. Here, she states that she always falls for the wrong ones, which causes her own grief, but it is challenging to see if she is suffering from self- destructiveness of falling for bad relationships or suffering from prejudice she faces for her desires. I treat well are the ones who most of allĮven with these gaps and broken lyrics, the reader can recognize the pain of desire and unrequited love Sappho suffers. Many parts of these translations are missing, leaving broken trains of thought and forces to reader to venture into the depths of the reading rather than trying to make assumptions of what Sappho was attempting to say. Summary: If Not Winter, by Sappho is a fragmented translation of poetry or lyricism conveying beauty and making sense of a world of sexual temptation.
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