Complete Poems and Fragments - Sappho

Translated by Stanley Lombardo
Introduction by Pamela Gordon

In this expanded edition of his distinguished Sappho: Poems and Fragments (2002), Stanley Lombardo offers over 100 fragments not included in the original edition, as well as the new poems discovered in 2004 and 2014. His translation of this latter material yields fresh insights into Sappho’s representations of old age, two of her brothers, and her special relationship with Aphrodite. 

Pamela Gordon’s engaging, balanced, and informative Introduction has been revised to incorporate discussion of the new fragments, which subtly alter our previous understanding of the archaic poet’s corpus.

     "Complete Poems and Fragments also offers a useful updated bibliography, as well as a section on ‘Elegiac Sappho’ that presents the reception of the Lesbian poet in later Greek and Latin elegiac poems. A wonderful find for any Greekless reader searching for a complete and up-to-date Sappho."
     —Patricia A. Rosenmeyer, Department of Classics, University of Wisconsin–Madison

"Very good indeed to have a complete and up-to-date Sappho for the non-specialist reader, and especially one with such an intelligent and helpful Introduction to the poet herself."
     —Jenny March, in The Reading Room, classicsforall.org.uk

"Lombardo’s genius with translation is clear when compared to less felicitous versions.… End matter in Sappho: Complete Poems and Fragments includes a detailed glossary, homages to Sappho, and imitations of her works by Ovid and others. . . . This edition of Lombardo’s translation is indispensable."
     —Denise Low, in New Letters