NHRF/ICS/BSA Lectures in Classics series Dr Nigel Spivey (Cambridge University), "Sappho The Symbol" Abstract: SAPPHO THE SYMBOL: Renowned as an extraordinary lyric poet in her own lifetime, Sappho of Lesbos has been a literary celebrity for over 2,500 years. Her poetry – so far as it survives – seems charged with personal feelings and powerful […]