Classical women poets
By: translated & introduced by Josephine Balmer.
Contributors: Balmer, Josephine.
Publisher: Bloodaxe
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
Subjects: Classical poetry -- Women authors -- Translations into English; Women -- Greece -- Poetry; Women -- Rome -- Poetry
Description: Josephine Balmer's translations breathe new life into long-lost works by over a dozen poets from early Greece to the late Roman empire, including Sappho, Corinna, Erinna and Sulpicia, as well as inscriptions, folk-songs and even graffiti. Each poet is introduced by a brief bibliographical note, and where necessary her poems are annotated to guide readers through unfamiliar mythological of historical reference.

In an illuminating introduction, Josephine Balmer examines the nature of women's poetry in antiquity, as well as the problems (and pleasures) of translating such fragmentary works. Classical Women Poets is a complete collection for anyone interested in women's literature, the ancient world, and - above all - poetry. It is a companion volume to Josephine Balmer's edition Sappho: Poems and Fragments, also published by Bloodaxe.