In the following essay, originally published in 1869, Arnold notes that Corinna's beauty may have rivaled her ability to compose verses.
This poetess was a native of Tanagra in Bœotia...
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In the following essay, Bowra sets forth his objections to E. Lobel's argument (see Further Reading) that Corinna belongs to a later date than is traditionally assigned to her.
In Hermes LXV...
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In the following essay, Rose examines an insulting comment purportedly made by Pindar concerning Corinna's verse, suggesting that it was due to a misreading and that no slight was intended.
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In the following excerpt from a work originally published in German in 1957-58, Lesky addresses the nature of Corinna's surviving fragments and the problem of assigning a date to them.
If we...
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In the following essay, Skinner contrasts the views of Corinna and Sappho concerning their roles as women artists in ancient Greece.
Current scholarly perception of Corinna seems to be colored by a...
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In the following essay, Snyder examines three major fragments of Corinna's works and argues that the poet has not received due critical respect in modern times.
Since the publication in 1930...
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In the following essay, West reasserts the position that Corinna belongs to the third century b.c. and offers a rebuttal to various claims that she flourished two centuries earlier.
In CQ [Classica...
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Freddie Fields, the Hollywood agent, producer and studio executive who helped make stars of Mel Gibson, Richard Gere and others, has died. He was 84.Fields died Tuesday at his Beverly Hills home, s...
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London (dpa) - Michael Schumacher says he is enjoying Formula One
from the perspective of a spectator but that doesn't mean he's got
his feet up in retirement.
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Barcelona (dpa) - Even though he is no longer a permanent feature
of the Grand Prix circuit, seven-time world champion Michael
Schumacher still packs in the crowds.
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Berlin (dpa) - For decades, Germany has had a lean time persuading
international movie-makers to shoot their films in the country.
Problems caused by Germany's post-...
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The Transom, in its former civilian life, once had the pleasure of accompanying a local magazine's former party reporter, Elizabeth Spiers, to what they call a "red-carpet event."By now, that eveni...
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Hamburg (dpa) - Michael Schumacher surpasses Franz Beckenbauer as
far as success is concerned but he will likely never come close to
the popularity of the German football ic...
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Wednesday 1stSeriously, how is it June already? It feels like just yesterday that it was gray, cold and dreary and the city's females were swooping around in unfortunate ponchos …....
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Critical Essay by Edwin Arnold
Hollywood mogul Freddie Fields dies
