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This document discusses various ancient sources that reference Sappho composing iambic poetry. It examines two passages from Philodemus and Julian that are often cited as evidence of Sappho writing iambics. However, the document argues that upon closer analysis, neither passage is actually attesting to Sappho composing full iambic poems. Philodemus
- Author
- Aldus Furens
- Language
- EN