“Sleeping in the Bosom of a Tender Companion”
@article{Klinck2005SleepingIT, title={“Sleeping in the Bosom of a Tender Companion”}, author={A. Klinck}, journal={Journal of Homosexuality}, year={2005}, volume={49}, pages={193 - 208} }
Abstract This paper reexamines the ancient evidence to see what light it sheds on homoeroticism in Sappho. From the Hellenistic period on there are derogatory references to her homosexuality-and also denials that she was involved in same-sex relationships. From the late archaic period on there are hints that women from Lesbos had a reputation for being sexually adventurous. Yet there is a discontinuity between these quips about Sappho and/or “Lesbianism,” and her own poetry, which is intense… CONTINUE READING
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