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Contributors to the Fund ii
I. Some Appreciations, Ancient and Modern 3
II. Sappho’s Life, Lesbus, Her Love-Affairs, Her Personality and Pupils 14
III. The Legendary Fringe 34
Sappho’s Physical Appearance, The Phaon Story, The Vice Idea
IV. The Writings of Sappho 46
V. Sappho in Art 101
VI. Sappho’s Influence on Greek and Roman Literature 119
VII. Sappho in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance 134
VIII. Sappho in Italy in the 18th and 19th Centuries 139
IX. Sappho in Latin Translations, in Spanish, and in German 148
X. Sappho in French Literature 160
XI. Sappho in English and American Literature 188
An Addendum on Sappho in Russian 233
XII. Sappho’s Influence on Music 234
XIII. Epilogue and Conclusion 237
Notes 251
Bibliography 268

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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