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Sappho and Catullus in Twentieth-Century Italian and North American Poetry (Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception)

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Uncover the profound influence of Sappho and Catullus on modern literature. This insightful study delves into how these classical poets shaped 20th-century Italian and North American poetry, defining modernist poetics and post-modern styles. Explore their reception across continents, revealing how rewritings of Sappho and Catullus impacted ideas of gender, identity, and myth, and contributed to the discourse on Classics as World Literature. Essential for students and scholars of comparative literature, classical reception, and 20th-century poetry, this book offers a compelling look at enduring poetic dialogue.

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