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The Women Poets of Ancient Greece

The Women Poets of Ancient Greece

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics vor 1 Jahr

Natalie tells the stories of the Nine Earthly Muses. With Edith Hall and Nikita Gill.

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Natalie is joined by Edith Hall and Nikita Gill to tell the
stories of the Nine Earthly Muses, the most admired Greek women
poets. They are Sappho, Myrtis, Corinna, Moero, Anyte, Nossis,
Erinna, Praxilla and Telesilla. The idea was that these "divine
voices" had been nurtured by the Muses themselves.

Sappho's magnificent poetry offers a different perspective from
Homer's. Her Helen of Troy feels no guilt at all about leaving
her family to be with Paris. The poets provide funny, inventive
and unexpected angles: Corinna writes about a contest between two
local mountains to see which of them can play the best song on
the lyre. The disgruntled loser, Mount Helicon, then rains down
boulders like snow in displeasure. Praxilla writes drinking songs
using her own meter and rhythms. But their work has been scorned
and misunderstood by critics and Natalie wants to redress that.

'Rockstar mythologist' Natalie Haynes is the best-selling author
of 'Divine Might', 'Stone Blind', and 'A Thousand Ships' as well
as a reformed comedian who is a little bit obsessive about
Ancient Greek and Rome.

Nikita Gill is an Irish-Indian poet whose work offers a shift of
perspective which centres women in both Greek and Hindu myth as
well as folklore. She has been shortlisted for the Goodreads
Choice Award in poetry and the Children's Poetry Award and
longlisted for the Jhalak Prize. Her new book is Hekate: The
Witch.

Edith Hall is Professor of Classics at Durham University,
specialising in ancient Greek literature. She has written over
thirty books and is a Fellow of the British Academy.

Producer...Beth O'Dea