Erica Jong: "Sappho's Leap" (W.W. Norton) (Rebroadcast)

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Erica Jong: "Sappho's Leap" (W.W. Norton) (Rebroadcast)

Best-selling author Erica Jong's latest novel explores how contemporary attitudes toward sexuality compare with those of about 600 B.C., when Greek lyric poet Sappho was writing her erotic verse.

Best-selling author Erica Jong's latest novel explores how contemporary attitudes toward sexuality compare with those of about 600 B.C., when Greek lyric poet Sappho was writing her erotic verse.

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Erica Jong

author of 19 books of poetry, fiction, and memoir, including "Fear of Flying."

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