In this show we’ll look at the legacy of Sappho from the Middle Ages up through the 19th century: the various images people had of her, how people used her as a symbol, the way those images affected how her poetry was translated into everyday languages, and how poets used her themes and imagery in their own work.
In this episode we talk about:
The show will include recitations of the following poems:
Books used as source material
This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here:
A transcript of this podcast is available here.
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
Links to Heather Online
Book Appreciation with Katharine Duckett - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 97
Interview with Katharine Duckett - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 96
On the Shelf for March 2019 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 95
Prepositions, Sexuality, and Gender: Unpacking Our Bundles - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 94
Ordinary Women (Reprise) - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 93
10 Lesbian Historical Books and Movies I Loved in 2018 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 92
On the Shelf for February 2019 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 91
The New Atalantis - Secret Lesbian Clubs in 17th c Literature - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 90
The Favourite - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 89
The State of Lesbian Historicals in 2018 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 88
On the Shelf for January 2019 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 87
At the Mouth by Gurmika Mann - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 86
Queen Anne - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 85
Book Appreciation with Carrie Pack - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 84
Interview with Carrie Pack - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 83
On the Shelf for December 2018 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 82
Anne Damer - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 81
Book Appreciation with Heather Rose Jones: Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 80
Interview with Elizabeth Tammi - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 79
On the Shelf for November 2018 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 78
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