Cornelia Sorabji
Cornelia Sorabji , c.1870-1954, Indian lawyer and author. She took a law degree at Oxford in 1893. She served (1904-23) as a special legal adviser to the Court of Wards of Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and Assam; in this office, which was created through her efforts, she was responsible for the interests of women property holders who lived in purdah. In 1923 she was called to the English bar, but continued to practice in India. She was in favor of continued British rule, and in later years lived in London. Her writings include Love and Life behind the Purdah (1901), Sun Babies (1904; 2d series, 1909), Indian Tales of the Great Ones (1916), The Purdahnashin (1917), Therefore (1924), and India Recalled (1936).
Bibliography: See her memoirs, India Calling (1934).
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Satyr songs.(five poems)(Poem)
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...mother told me Jesus was a satyr so I wouldn't feel...live with a circumcised satyr from Queens who thinks...rage. Centaurs teach, satyrs are autodidacts. I have...the cracks. Today, Satyrs weep, suffer losses...page, not poetry, a satyr, a freak of nature...
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Population Structure of the Endangered Mitchell's Satyr, Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii (French): Implications for Conservation
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...history of the endangered Mitchell's satyr butterfly, Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii...with recovery, we examined Mitchell's satyr butterfly population structure using mark...probabilities and recover Mitchell's satyr butterfly. INTRODUCTION Mitchell's satyr...
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Habitat Use by the Federally Endangered Mitchell's Satyr Butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii) in a Michigan Prairie Fen
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...sedentary nature of the satyrs has serious implications...habitat could enhance satyr populations. To assess...additional information on satyr vagility needs to be...than most other known satyr sites and may not represent...expansive habitat enables the satyrs to fly greater distances...
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Satyr song.(The Poet on the Poem)
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...You, Stanley, are a bronze satyr,' and she whacked my erect...They had never told me I was a satyr. My mother's explanation...heard the Roman languages of satyrs and satires, then Greek, Hebrew...or perhaps because I was a satyr. My mother offered me hers...
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Raymond Waddington. Aretino's Satyr: Sexuality, Satire, and Self-Projection in Sixteenth Century Literature and Art.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Italica; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; Raymond Waddington. Aretino's Satyr: Sexuality, Satire, and Self-Projection in Sixteenth...as-prophet portrait, and many variations of the satyr or the silenus (a philosophical satyr), including the phallic-satyr head. In many cases...
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Satyr Drama: Tragedy at Play.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2006; 455 words
; 1905125038 Satyr drama; tragedy at play. Ed. by George...scholarship and future directions for research on satyr drama. In addition to the play itself...consider prosatyric drama; fragments of other satyr dramas; the intellectual currents in which...
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MITCHELL'S SATYR BUTTERFLY HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN PUBLIC MEETINGS SET FOR MARCH
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/15/2007; 680 words
; ...the federally endangered Mitchell's satyr butterfly during public meetings in early March. The Mitchell's satyr lives in fens or localized wetlands habitats...fens in both states. "The Mitchell's satyr is one of the most imperiled butterflies...
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON MITCHELL'S SATYR BUTTERFLY HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/20/2007; 680 words
; ...the federally endangered Mitchell's satyr butterfly. In southern Michigan and northern Indiana, the Mitchell's satyr lives in fens or localized wetland habitats...imperiled this butterfly. "The Mitchell's satyr is one of the most imperiled butterflies...
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Distribution, Population Structure and Habitat Use of the Endangered Saint Francis Satyr Butterfly, Neonympha Mitchellii Francisci
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT.- The endangered St. Francis Satyr (Neonympha mitchellii francisci) is a...structure. INTRODUCTION St. Francis' satyr, Neonympha mitchellii francisa, is one...considered a subspecies of Mitchell's satyr (N. mitchellii mitchellii), which is...
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Satyr Song.(Four Poems)(Poem)
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review; 7/1/2004; ; 636 words
; ...the public whispered. No one noticed I was in fact a bronze satyr, my goat feet, my tail, my erect penis. I loved confusion...lined up on their knees in white for first communion. A proper satyr, I took half a dozen from behind. The wafers danced on their...
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Satyr-Drama
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Satyr-Drama, in ancient Athens...connection with the Dionysia . In the satyr-plays a heroic figure, sometimes...with a chorus of Sileni, or satyrs. These were the legendary companions...horse. The characteristics of satyr-drama were swift action...
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Satyrs
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...Greek poet Hesiod* identifies satyrs as brothers of the nymphs...the god of wine and ecstasy, satyrs had a reputation for drunkenness...Dionysus in ancient Athens, satyr plays featuring a chorus of boisterous satyrs were performed along with the...
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satyr
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
satyr , in Greek mythology, part bestial, part human creature of the forests and mountains. Satyrs were usually represented as being very hairy...always merrily drinking and dancing. The satyr was similar in appearance to the silenus...
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satyr drama
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
satyr drama, a humorous piece with a chorus of satyrs that authors in the 5th and 4th cents bc were expected to...tragedy had its origin in performances by actors dressed as satyrs. The only complete extant satyric drama is Euripides' Cyclops...
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satyrs
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
satyrs See SATYRINAE .
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