Sappho Love and Life on Lesbos

Papyrology expert Margaret Mountford goes in search of the truth behind the legend of Sappho the most controversial writer of the ancient world and the first authentic womans voice in Western history The mysterious discovery of a lost papyrus containing the words to songs unheard for 1700 years sends Margaret on a journey to discover the truth about Sappho Was she indeed the first lesbian a priestess sex worker a stern schoolmistress or an aristocratic lady of leisure as readers over the centuries have variously alleged We ask how each generations view of the archetypal liberated woman of letters tells us as much about us and our fears as it does about her