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"Fragment 132 reads in full: “I have a beautiful child [pais] who looks like golden flowers, my darling Cleis, for whom I would not (take) all Lydia or lovely…”[5] These fragments have often been interpreted as referring to Sappho’s daughter, or as confirming that Sappho had a daughter with this name. But even if a biographic reading of the verses is accepted, this is not certain. Cleïs is referred to in Fragment 132 with the Greek word pais, which can as easily indicate a slave or any young person as an offspring. It is possible that these verses or others like them were misunderstood by ancient writers, leading to the biographical tradition which has come down to us.[6]"

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Imagine their life together had Cleis truly been Sappho’s servant girl. It would seem they were no less unhappy, for Sappho likely would’ve treated her differently. Well, okay, Cleis would be a lot unhappier, but maybe she was still happy with Sappho.

— 2 hours ago

Through negligence,

I’ve forgotten how to read.

Two cheeks expand and redden.

Will I ever write anything?

How can I love without sharing?

How can I share with empty pockets?

— 2 hours ago
#book 

I just found my new, favorite gif.

— 2 hours ago
Reading-related:

Today, I:

  • Worked on some Thai worksheets and skimmed through about 50 pages of Meyer’s Thai 1 book.
  • Got through two chapters of Surfacing.
  • Watched Pagemaster.

Don’t give me that look; Pagemaster totally counts.

— 2 hours ago
#summer  #reading  #goals  #books  #pagemaster  #gif  #snape 
Embarrassing.

It has gotten So. Hard. to read anything for longer than 20 minutes. As interesting as the book may be, I really have to force myself not only to continue reading, but to actually read everything and not skim through every page. I hate it, but I’ve begun to instinctively skim anything I try reading, and I have to try so hard not to. I’m on the internet a lot. Obviously, I need to re-teach myself how to read this summer.

Tomorrow: I’m going somewhere, park or coffeeshop or wherever, and reading for at least 2 hours, or until I get erally into it and forget about time. I have NOTHING to do until I go back to work, and really not a whole too lottle on my plate for the summer. Why not read? I have 150+ ebooks I’ve been downloading over the past two years, but I’ve only broken into less than 10. Maybe finishing 2? 3?

Still haven’t finished Hunger Games, btw.

— 2 hours ago
#books  #read  #reading  #add  #concentration  #focus  #frustration  #summer