i hope her works would be taught in high school soon, but since I'll be in college in a few months, i don't really care, still want her great work to be known every where :D she is one great poet who could broaden our views in some aspects in life but the only reason i could come up with regards on the question ''why her works aren't thought to high school students?" is practically because she is interrelated with lesbianism, which is almost impossible to erase
I understand that Sappho, was one of the first (if not THE first) person to put words to music. She played the lyre. If this is true we could say that she was the creator of the song and add this to the list of amazing accomplishments achieved by this wonderful woman who lived almost 2000 years ago. Great video.
I'm reading Sappho in the original and all the pronouns are female, so she is writing love poetry for women. There is one fragment with a male pronoun, but she doesn't really profess love for this person. A new complete poem by Sappho has just been found, where she is writing from the point of view of an old woman. The myth about the ferryman is from many centuries after Sappho wrote and prob. confounded with Sappho the courtesan. Great poet! Cool vid!
Why are you interviewing librarians? The typical librarian is a frumpy older woman who wears sweaters with pictures of cats on them. Just because they work in physical proximity to books doesn't mean they have ever read anything more challenging than a TV guide.
Yeah, and internet users are all pimply-faced computer geeks with taped-up glasses and pocket protectors. Couldn't you come up with a more clichéd stereotype to insult librarians with?
For your information, being a librarian requires a Master's of Library Science degree I'd like to see you go through the required reading for ONE course in an MLS program.
Thank you for posting this. I've loved what I have read Sapphô's poetry (the fragments that remain of it for that matter) and to know that other people are also interested in her writing makes me very happy. Saddly, I didn't learn from her at school either (just latinamerican literature) but from a fanfiction writer who mentioned her as a love poet and made me curious. Now I keep a translation of her Odes and Fragments on my bedside.
Sappho is also mentioned on Xena. For those of you who know the show, you'll see how she is a part of the subtext-world that is Xena. Another underestimated writer, though not poet, is Christa Winsloe, a ground-breaking German writer who actually wrote some of her work during the Hitler-period. Her works are even today considered to be controversial, depicting for example a same-sex attraction between a 14-year old student and her teacher. "Loving Annabelle" is actually based on Christa's work.
Amazingly enough, I, who do not have a Bachelor's degree in language and literature, actually already knew that. Thanks for the info, though. I'm sure there are people who do not know that. ;-)
Actually, we haven't lesarned anything about her in my classes, where I study they only teach british literature 1800-2000.. :( What I know about Sappho I learned from Xena, she is one of Gabrielle's favourite authors.
Just so you know, it's a well-known belief that Sappho was in fact a lesbian. "Rumours" have it that she was not born on the island of Lesbos, but later moved there, and that she wouldn't let any men on the island. Notice how she inspired our modern language; for instance Lesbos - Lesbian, and Sappho - Sapphic (Sapphic means lesbian). Info from me who has a bachelor-degree in language and literature:)
Yeah "rumors" exactly... There is evidence that she had a husband and that she in fact killed herself over a man. Did Sappho have love affairs with women? Maybe. However, I don't buy into the whole Sappho=lesbian thing just because of modern language.
Eh? She was married. The "rumors" are that she killed herself for a man. The "facts" are that she was in love with women. And here is the definition of "lesbian," courtesy of Oxford English Dictionary:
2. (Freq. with lower-case initial.) [After the alleged practice of Sappho, the poetess of Lesbos; cf. SAPPHIC a. and n., SAPPHISM.] Of a woman: homosexual, characterized by a sexual interest in other women. Also, of or pertaining to homosexual relations between women.
She had a deep love of women in writing. That does not mean she had sexual relations with women. There is no evidence that her poems are even from her point of view or if she just wrote them in the first person, as many writers do. It is all speculation and there is no way we will ever KNOW. Notice even the dictionary says "alleged" practice. Yet you present this as fact?
Once again just because of modern language use of her name and the term lesbian as meaning other than "of the isle of Lesbos" doesn't mean that she was a homosexual.
the hell?
pitsikoulini24 5 months ago
Yeap, we did Sappho s poem back at school in Greece
vabilas28 8 months ago
great vid!
kosmoran 1 year ago
I am currently doing my major ancient history assignment on Sappho!
She was so interesting and her poetry is great!
Sappho is defiantely a great person to find out about, more should know about her!
tashbaxter37 1 year ago
Well done. I was wanting to know what sources you used to get your autobiographical information. Thanks alot for posting.
batman23663 1 year ago
i hope her works would be taught in high school soon, but since I'll be in college in a few months, i don't really care, still want her great work to be known every where :D she is one great poet who could broaden our views in some aspects in life but the only reason i could come up with regards on the question ''why her works aren't thought to high school students?" is practically because she is interrelated with lesbianism, which is almost impossible to erase
anthonette218 2 years ago
I understand that Sappho, was one of the first (if not THE first) person to put words to music. She played the lyre. If this is true we could say that she was the creator of the song and add this to the list of amazing accomplishments achieved by this wonderful woman who lived almost 2000 years ago. Great video.
09porcupine 2 years ago
" You mat forget but let me tell you this : someone in some future time will think of us. "
forfaraway1 2 years ago
I'm reading Sappho in the original and all the pronouns are female, so she is writing love poetry for women. There is one fragment with a male pronoun, but she doesn't really profess love for this person. A new complete poem by Sappho has just been found, where she is writing from the point of view of an old woman. The myth about the ferryman is from many centuries after Sappho wrote and prob. confounded with Sappho the courtesan. Great poet! Cool vid!
QVic79 2 years ago
Good poet. We don't know whether she was homosexual or bisexual though. She was married at 14 and had a daughter named Cleis.
TokyoBoots321 2 years ago 2
She isnt being taught in schools because people are still afraid of the GAY!
I was lucky enough to have taken latin and mythology in high school. It's kinda sad that more people don't know about her.
Dudewhocares55 3 years ago
Sappho was a ancient Greek dyke from the Island of Lesbos.
TheAntiFeminist 3 years ago
Sappho was a great and inspiring poet.. so ..shut up and keep your homophobic thoughts to yourself.
StrayRose45 2 years ago 2
I would not say she was homosexual... go and read her poems.
mayhoth 2 years ago
I own the compiliation of her poems (in translation of course!)
BVargas78 4 years ago
I'm surprised that nobody mentionned in the video that Sappho is well-known because she is the symbol of lesbianism....
vincelloise05 4 years ago
Why are you interviewing librarians? The typical librarian is a frumpy older woman who wears sweaters with pictures of cats on them. Just because they work in physical proximity to books doesn't mean they have ever read anything more challenging than a TV guide.
beautifulspam 4 years ago
Yeah, and internet users are all pimply-faced computer geeks with taped-up glasses and pocket protectors. Couldn't you come up with a more clichéd stereotype to insult librarians with?
For your information, being a librarian requires a Master's of Library Science degree I'd like to see you go through the required reading for ONE course in an MLS program.
melymbrosia 4 years ago
A Master's degree? Wow, you must be really smart!
beautifulspam 4 years ago
This is an awseom movie!
ITendToForget 4 years ago
Yup.. everyone should know about Sappho, she was a great poet.
k0uya 4 years ago 2
Thank you for posting this. I've loved what I have read Sapphô's poetry (the fragments that remain of it for that matter) and to know that other people are also interested in her writing makes me very happy. Saddly, I didn't learn from her at school either (just latinamerican literature) but from a fanfiction writer who mentioned her as a love poet and made me curious. Now I keep a translation of her Odes and Fragments on my bedside.
williechanhimura 5 years ago 2
Sappho is also mentioned on Xena. For those of you who know the show, you'll see how she is a part of the subtext-world that is Xena. Another underestimated writer, though not poet, is Christa Winsloe, a ground-breaking German writer who actually wrote some of her work during the Hitler-period. Her works are even today considered to be controversial, depicting for example a same-sex attraction between a 14-year old student and her teacher. "Loving Annabelle" is actually based on Christa's work.
Zandrius 5 years ago
Amazingly enough, I, who do not have a Bachelor's degree in language and literature, actually already knew that. Thanks for the info, though. I'm sure there are people who do not know that. ;-)
DreadPirateRachel 5 years ago
Actually, we haven't lesarned anything about her in my classes, where I study they only teach british literature 1800-2000.. :( What I know about Sappho I learned from Xena, she is one of Gabrielle's favourite authors.
Zandrius 5 years ago
Just so you know, it's a well-known belief that Sappho was in fact a lesbian. "Rumours" have it that she was not born on the island of Lesbos, but later moved there, and that she wouldn't let any men on the island. Notice how she inspired our modern language; for instance Lesbos - Lesbian, and Sappho - Sapphic (Sapphic means lesbian). Info from me who has a bachelor-degree in language and literature:)
Zandrius 5 years ago
Yeah "rumors" exactly... There is evidence that she had a husband and that she in fact killed herself over a man. Did Sappho have love affairs with women? Maybe. However, I don't buy into the whole Sappho=lesbian thing just because of modern language.
KawaiiKohaku 4 years ago
Eh? She was married. The "rumors" are that she killed herself for a man. The "facts" are that she was in love with women. And here is the definition of "lesbian," courtesy of Oxford English Dictionary:
2. (Freq. with lower-case initial.) [After the alleged practice of Sappho, the poetess of Lesbos; cf. SAPPHIC a. and n., SAPPHISM.] Of a woman: homosexual, characterized by a sexual interest in other women. Also, of or pertaining to homosexual relations between women.
DreadPirateRachel 4 years ago
She had a deep love of women in writing. That does not mean she had sexual relations with women. There is no evidence that her poems are even from her point of view or if she just wrote them in the first person, as many writers do. It is all speculation and there is no way we will ever KNOW. Notice even the dictionary says "alleged" practice. Yet you present this as fact?
KawaiiKohaku 4 years ago
Once again just because of modern language use of her name and the term lesbian as meaning other than "of the isle of Lesbos" doesn't mean that she was a homosexual.
KawaiiKohaku 4 years ago
I will agree to disagree. I respect your opinion, though! Thanks for the input. :-D
DreadPirateRachel 4 years ago
@KawaiiKohaku Yes you are correct, you shouldn't buy "into the whole sappho=lesbian thing" because she was bisexual.......hehee
christvswarhol 1 year ago
Yeah, this video is almost as underrated as Sappho herself. Way to go, My Dahlink.
rescuesomeone 5 years ago 2
Merci! Now, if only people would recognize the true genius of the ninja one... ;-)
DreadPirateRachel 5 years ago
Cool video. I didn't get a chance to see it when you presented it. Very interesting documentary style video!
QueenTiffany07 5 years ago
Thanks! I had a blast making it. ;-)
DreadPirateRachel 5 years ago