life and outer world. A mature artist, he writes with ease and taste.

 

 

 

 

PREFACE

PREFACE

Steven James Bartlett

Steven James Bartlett

Senior Research Professor of Philosophy, Oregon State University

Senior Research Professor of Philosophy, Oregon State University

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Visiting Scholar in Psychology & Philosophy, Willamette University

Visiting Scholar in Psychology & Philosophy, Willamette University

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appho’s Journal is one of five independent works of fiction which together make up Voices from the Past, a quintet of novels that de­scribe the inner lives of five extraordinary people. Progressing through time from the most distant to the most recent they are: Sappho of Lesbos, the famous Greek poet; Jesus; Leonardo da Vinci; Shakes­peare; and Abraham Lincoln. For the most part, little is known about the inward realities of these people, about their personal thoughts, reflections, and the qual­ity and nature of their feelings. For this reason they have become no more than voices from the 

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