Sappho (c. 630–570 BCE)

Sappho (c. 630–570 BCE)

Prologue: Dawn on LesbosImagine a rosy dawn breaking over the cerulean waves of the Aegean Sea. On the island of Lesbos, around 630 BCE, a young woman named Sappho slips from her chamber, lyre in hand, ready to weave magic into the morning air. Her voice, clear and intimate, will ripple across centuries—even if only […]

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was a German poet, novelist, playwright, philosopher, and scientist—one of the most brilliant minds Europe ever produced. Born in Frankfurt into a well-to-do family, he showed early genius in literature and language. He became a literary superstar at just 25 with The Sorrows of Young Werther, a novel that shook

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