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Sappho's Aesthetics

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dc.contributor.authorVanderdeen, Lauren
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Artsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Classicsen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinern/aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorEmily Vartoen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerEmily Vartoen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerEli Diamonden_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorLeona MacLeoden_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-31T17:06:04Z
dc.date.available2020-08-31T17:06:04Z
dc.date.defence2020-08-26
dc.date.issued2020-08-31T17:06:04Z
dc.description.abstractThe lyric poet Sappho wrote her poems in the service of Aphrodite, favouring themes of love and beauty. While scholars have frequently discussed the priority of desire (eros) within her poetry, analysis of beauty qua beauty has remained but a footnote. This thesis studies Sappho’s use of the word ‘beautiful’ (kalos) which holds together in meaning both physical attractiveness and ethical virtue. Her use of natural imagery, as an adjacent aesthetic language, creates a paradisiacal space for contemplation. Objects of adornment are instrumental to remembering youth and love. Moments of beauty become a space for reflection and song.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/79775
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectbeautyen_US
dc.subjectaestheticsen_US
dc.subjectsapphoen_US
dc.subjectadornmenten_US
dc.titleSappho's Aestheticsen_US

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