"In a book that describes how men and women, young and adult, sang or recited in public settings, Stehle looks at poetry as an occasion for the performer's self-presentation. By discussing a wide range of pre-Hellenistic poetry, including Sappho's, and comparing how men and wome…
"Like love, Greek poetry was not for hereafter," writes Eva Stehle, "but shared in the present mirth and laughter of festival, ceremony, and party." Describing how men and women, young and adult, sang or recited in public settings, Stehle treats poetry as an occasion for the per…
Singing Sappho: improvisation and authority in nineteenth-century…
by Esse, Melina
fromOpera lab
"From the theatrical stage to the literary salon, the figure of Sappho--the ancient poet and inspiring icon of feminine creativity--played a major role in the intertwining histories of improvisation, text, and performance throughout the nineteenth century. Exploring the connecti…
Singing Sappho: improvisation and authority in nineteenth-century…
by Esse, Melina
fromOpera lab
"From the theatrical stage to the literary salon, the figure of Sappho--the ancient poet and inspiring icon of feminine creativity--played a major role in the intertwining histories of improvisation, text, and performance throughout the nineteenth century. Exploring the connecti…
"From the theatrical stage to the literary salon, the figure of Sappho--the ancient poet and inspiring icon of feminine creativity--played a major role in the intertwining histories of improvisation, text, and performance throughout the nineteenth century. Exploring the connecti…
Singing Sappho: improvisation and authority in nineteenth-century…
by Esse, Melina
fromOpera lab
From the theatrical stage to the literary salon, the figure of Sappho--the ancient poet and inspiring icon of feminine creativity--played a major role in the intertwining histories of improvisation, text, and performance throughout the nineteenth century. Exploring the connectio…
Singing Sappho: improvisation and authority in nineteenth-century…
by Esse, Melina
fromOpera lab
"From the theatrical stage to the literary salon, the figure of Sappho--the ancient poet and inspiring icon of feminine creativity--played a major role in the intertwining histories of improvisation, text, and performance throughout the nineteenth century. Exploring the connecti…
Singing Sappho: improvisation and authority in nineteenth-century…
by Esse, Melina
fromOpera lab
"From the theatrical stage to the literary salon, the figure of Sappho--the ancient poet and inspiring icon of feminine creativity--played a major role in the intertwining histories of improvisation, text, and performance throughout the nineteenth century. Exploring the connecti…
Singing Sappho: improvisation and authority in nineteenth-century…
by Esse, Melina
fromOpera lab
"From the theatrical stage to the literary salon, the figure of Sappho--the ancient poet and inspiring icon of feminine creativity--played a major role in the intertwining histories of improvisation, text, and performance throughout the nineteenth century. Exploring the connecti…
Studie over enkele Victoriaanse vertalers en navolgers van Sappho, zoals de twee vrouwen die samen schreven over het pseudoniem Michael Field (Katherine Bradley en haar nicht Edith Cooper).