Sappho : Viisinäytöksinen murhenäytelmä by Franz Grillparzer
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"Sappho: Viisinäytöksinen murhenäytelmä" by Franz Grillparzer is a tragedy written in 1818. Based on the ancient Greek poet Sappho, the play explores her unrequited love for the youth Phaon, who she believes prefers her slave Melitta. Neither will listen to Melitta's pleas of innocence or her desire to return home. The drama examines the conflict between artistic genius and earthly happiness, depicting the renunciation imposed upon poets by their higher calling. Combining
modern passion with classical simplicity, it explores poetic nature's struggle with reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Grillparzer, Franz, 1791-1872 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Koskenniemi, Veikko Antero, 1885-1962 |
| Title | Sappho : Viisinäytöksinen murhenäytelmä |
| Original Publication | Porvoo: WSOY, 1910. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sappho_(play) Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sappho_(Grillparzer) |
| Credits | Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Sappho -- Drama |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 71424 |
| Release Date | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 250 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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