Sappho focuses on emotion very emotive, full of cries and pleads Bechdel focuses on events/ situations lack of emotion, at least romantic emotion apostrophes Sappho characterised by her apostrophes – she speaks to people who are gone (lovers or gods) Bechdel speaks ABOUT people who are gone
Day: December 4, 2020
Sweetbitter (draft)
Thoughts on Sappho and describing her work in terms of its fragmented qualities While I do understand relating Sappho’s work to the way it has been fragmented, I don’t think its fair for us to give them much importance, or even consider them a quality of her work. Being given mere pieces, we only understand […]