Book: Sappho's Leap Jong recreates the life of the immortal poet whose arranged marriage to a repellent older man 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 beyond.
"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 and plots with him to overthrow the dictator of their island. When they are caught, she is 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.
Details of Book: Sappho's Leap Book: Sappho's Leap
Author: Erica Jong
ISBN: 039332561X
ISBN-13: 9780393325614
, 978-0393325614
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2004/04/01
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Number of Pages: 316
Language: English