...FROM THE COVER OF SAPPHO’S JOURNAL: In Sappho’s Journal, the author brings the famous Greek poet Sappho back... ...’s Journal, the author brings the famous Greek poet Sappho back to life in a finely crafted novel that reveals her sense of beauty, her loves, he... ...ece and Sappho’s surviving fragments of poetry, Bartlett recreates Sappho in a lyrical account of the life, passion, fears, and faith of this remar... .....articulate, believable ... charms with an expert knowledge of place and people.” MICHAEL FRAENKEL, novelist and poet: “His is the authenticity o... ...than create a vague illusion of the past. He conveys the character of real people, their interior life and outer world. A mature artist, he writes wi... ... a quintet of novels that de- scribe the inner lives of five extraordinary people. Progressing through time from the most distant to the most recent ... ...e University of Texas, and the Rare Books Collection of the University of California, Los Angeles. Paul Alexander Bartlett’s life was lived with a s... ...aid, rubbing his hands over his face. I said nothing. “I could have him murdered,” he said. “Alcaeus...wait...” “Wait? How much longer must we wa...

...In Sappho’s Journal, the author brings the famous Greek poet Sappho back to life in a finely crafted novel that reveals her sense of beauty, her loves, her reflections, her inner world. Based on a careful study of ancient...