SAPPHO'S SUPRA-SUPERLATIVES

SAPPHO'S SUPRA-SUPERLATIVES

Zellner examines the surviving fragments of the work of famed Greek poet Sappho. In her work, Sappho makes use of metaphors that employ a special kind of hyperbole, a kind of "greater than great."

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Veröffentlicht in:Classical quarterly 2006-05, Vol.56 (1), p.292-297
1. Verfasser: ZELLNER, H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Children
Classical studies
Eggs
Greek language
Hair
Headbands
Hyperbole
Love poetry
Lyres
Metaphor
Poetry
Rhetorical figures
Sappho (610-580 BC)
Shorter Notes
Vehicles
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Zusammenfassung:Zellner examines the surviving fragments of the work of famed Greek poet Sappho. In her work, Sappho makes use of metaphors that employ a special kind of hyperbole, a kind of "greater than great."
ISSN:0009-8388
1471-6844
DOI:10.1017/S0009838806000243