The Laughter of Aphrodite: A Novel about Sappho of Lesbos

Intends to recreate the life and times of the Greek lyric poet Sappho. This novel introduces Sappho at the age of fifty, when she is shaken by her fatal and final love affair with Phaon. Including details about daily life on ancient Lesbos, it draws the reader into the political and social climate of Sappho's world.

• | By (Author): Peter Green (Author)
• | Publisher: University of California Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 28, 1995
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 274 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0520203402
• | ISBN-13: 9780520203402