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“The Victorian Sapphic Tradition”, Ceylan Köşker Bevington

Topic: ELIT / TALK : Ceylan Köşker Bevington Time: Apr 29, 2022 04:30 PM Zoom Meeting The Victorian Sapphic Tradition During the Victorian era, the ancient Greek lyric poet Sappho emerged as an important precursory figure who helped women poets counter what feminist critics Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar have referred to as their ‘anxiety of authorship’. For many female poets of the period, Sappho served as model validating literary aspirations. Although an identification with […]

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