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\nThe Age of Tyrants: Sappho via Gounod's Opera - Professor Edith Hall\n

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\nThe heroine of Charles Gounods French opera Sapho (1851) sings her last aria O My Immortal Lyre on a Greek cliff before plunging to her death. Sappho, the most famous poet of the Lyric Age of Greece, in the 7th to 6th centuries BC,...\nThe heroine of Charles Gounods French opera Sapho (1851) sings her last aria O My Immortal Lyre on a Greek cliff before plunging to her death. Sappho, the most famous poet of the Lyric Age of Greece, in the 7th to 6th centuries BC, addressed passionate love poems to women. This lecture uncovers what we know about the real Sappho, an aristocrat who lived between 630 and 570 BCE on the island of Lesbos and socialised in the lavish courts of upstart tyrants. This historical context in no way diminishes her songs astonishing immediacy and erotic power. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 2,000 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website Twitter Facebook Instagram\n
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