The Text and Metre of Sappho fragment 114 Voigt

What is it about?

This article aims to address the problems posed by Sappho’s difficult fr. 114 V. It first revises the assumption that both lines need to display the same metrical profile and concludes that this assumption is unreliable. Then it offers a reconstruction of the fragment that is not restricted by the alleged need for metrical homogeneity.

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