The Homeric Odyssey: The Mary Flexner Lectures Delivered at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania by Page, Denys Lionel - 1955

Univ of California Pr, 1966. Paper Back. Good.

Univ of California Pr, 1959-04. Hardcover. Good.

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Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. Very Good. 1963. Softcover. Minor shelfwear. Chipping to rear wrap. Scholar's name to front wrap (D. Gerber). ; Corinna (or Korinna) was an Ancient Greek poet, probably of the 6th century BC. She came from Tanagra in Boeotia, and according to later legend was the teacher of the much better-known Theban poet Pindar. Although two poems survive in epitome, most of her work exists currently in fragments. Corinna's birthdate is unknown, but if Pindar was indeed her pupil, it may be assumed that she was born some years earlier than his birthdate of 522 BC. Some writers, however, place her in the 5th or 4th century BC. Pausanias says she won a poetry competition against Pindar in honour of which she had a monument erected to her. He says that her success was chiefly due to her beauty and her use of the local Boeotian dialect. Aelian says said she defeated Pindar five times, and in response to these defeats, Pindar called her a sow. Antipater… Read More

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Oxford University Press, 25204. Paperback. New. .

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