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Sappho (7th-6th century BC) “Like the sweet apple which reddens upon the topmost bough, Atop on the topmost twig, which the pluckers forgot, somehow, Forget it not, nay; but got it not, for none could get it till now.” (Translated by…

(7th–6th century BC) Σαπφώ Works: ◊ Poems (English) ◊ Poésies (French) ◊ Sappho: A New Rendering (English) Quotes: • Sappho: Quotations Sappho in Art: Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Sappho and Alcaeus 1881 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) Sapho, Phaon et l’Amour 1809…

(70 BC–19 BC) Publius Vergilius Maro Works: • Aeneidos (Latin) ◊ The Aeneid (English) • Eclogae (Latin) ◊ The Bucolics and Eclogues (English) • Georgicon (Latin) ◊ The Georgics (English) Quotes: • Virgil: Quotations Virgil in Art: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Enea, Anchise e Ascanio 1619 Galleria Borghese, Roma…

(1265–1321) Works: • De Monarchia (English) • Divina Commedia (Italian) ◊ Divine Comedy (English, Cary’s Translation) ◊ Divine Comedy (English, Longfellow’s Translation) • Il Convito (The Banquet) (English) • La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (English, Rossetti’s Translation) Quotes: • Dante Alighieri: Quotations Dante…