THE POETIC STYLE OF THE GREEK POET SAPPHO: A Study in Word Playfulness; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One -- Sappho's Wordplay; Chapter Two -- Sapphic Humor; Chapter Three -- Sapphic Rhetoric; Chapter Four -- Sapphic Rhetoric, Continued; Chapter Five -- Sappho's Games of Love; Chapter Six -- Concluding Remarks; Photograph of P. Oxy. 2637 Fr. 35; Appendix; Bibliography; Indices; Index of Names of Persons and Places; Index of Ancient Authors Cited; Subject Index
Summary
This book argues that Sappho?s style is characteristically playful, and that this is probably the best explanation for some problematic features of her text