The Contessa

Tony Ellis · 15 Apr 1999, 15:39 · from urth-v0025.mbox · original

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From: "Tony Ellis" <tony.ellis at futurenet.co.uk>
Subject: (urth) Re: The Contessa
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 16:39:40 +0100
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Roy wrote:

>     Compare the "Contessa's" description:

<snip>

>     ...With that of "Katharine" at the Feast:

The similarities are certainly suggestive. But if Severian can give us that=
 vivid
description of  Katherine, how could he say of the Contessa "her face was n=
ot known
to me" if she was the same woman?

And Robert Borski wrote:

> Re: Roy's identification of the Carina the Contessa as Catherine. Here, on
> the other hand, I think Roy's arguments are most sound and parallel my ow=
n.
> Karina, after all, is Danish for Katherine--surely this is no coincidence,
> eh Tony Ellis?

Robert was kind enough to quote me his reference for this Carina =3D Cather=
ine
identification, and, ingrate that I am, I have to say I find it pretty tenu=
ous. It
goes:
    Carina =3D Karina =3D variation on Karen =3D Danish form of Katherine
None of the Danish Name sites I found on the Web (of which there are a surp=
rising
number) made even this second-hand association.

Hmmm. Sorry guys, but I remain skeptical. :-)


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