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Hi, all! I'm looking for a good biography (or a master's thesis, or anything factual) about Sappho. I've been scouring all my usual resources but can't find much about her. There HAS to be a decent biography of the famous poetess somewhere!

Any other resources dealing with Lesbos and Greece of her era in more general terms would also be welcome.

Thanks!

Libbie Hawker wrote: "Hi, all! I'm looking for a good biography (or a master's thesis, or anything factual) about Sappho. I've been scouring all my usual resources but can't find much about her. There HAS to be a decent..."

You might try Peter Green's The Laughter of Aphrodite. It's Historical Fiction rather than strictly non-fiction and I haven't read it myself, but Green was an expert on the subject and he did write several fine books about ancient Greece.

Great recommendation -- thanks, Gary!

You're welcome!

Libbie Hawker wrote: "Hi, all! I'm looking for a good biography (or a master's thesis, or anything factual) about Sappho. I've been scouring all my usual resources but can't find much about her. There HAS to be a decent..."

I'm not aware of any "biography of Sappho;" as a biographer I'd guess there is far to little known fact to make such a work possible. I recommend looking at Sue Blundell's Women in Ancient Greece , which includes a chapter on Sappho, and also Sarah B. Pomeroy's Spartan Women . Both have extensive bibliographies which may yield more precise tips.