Sappho's Leap by Erica Jong

Sappho's Leap by Erica Jong

Sappho's Leap is a journey back 2,600 years to inhabit the mind of the greatest love poet the world has ever known. At the age of fourteen, Sappho is seduced by the beautiful poet Alcaeus, plots with him to overthrow the dictator of their island, and is caught and married off to a repellent older man in hopes that matrimony will keep her out of trouble. Instead, it starts her off on a series of amorous adventures with both men and women, taking her from Delphi to Egypt, and even to the Land of the Amazons and the shadowy realm of Hades. Erica Jong—always our keenest-eyed chronicler of the wonders and vagaries of sex and love—has found the perfect subject for a witty and sensuous tale of a passionate woman ahead of her time. A generation of readers who have been moved to laughter and recognition by Jong's heroines will be enchanted anew by her re-creation of the immortal poet.

"What a romp, what fun, what good sex, what a pleasure it is to read SapphoWho would think that the distant dim classical world could be transformed into such a startling adventure...?" -- Anne Roiphe
"If Odysseus had been a woman, this is the journey he might have taken." -- Susan Cheever

Erica Jong is the author of eight novels—including Fear of Flying—six books of poetry, and several works of nonfiction. She lives in New York City and Connecticut.

SKU	CIN039332561XVG
ISBN 13	9780393325614
ISBN 10	039332561X
Title	Sappho's Leap
Author	Erica Jong
Condition	Very Good
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	WW Norton & Co
Year published	2004-05-12
Number of pages	348
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