Milman Parry
American academic (1902 ā 1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Milman Parry (June 23, 1902 ā December 3, 1935) was an American Classicist whose theories on the origin of Homer's works have revolutionized Homeric studies to such a fundamental degree that he has been described as the "Darwin of Homeric studies".[1] In addition, he was a pioneer in the discipline of oral tradition.
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Milman Parry | |
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Born | (1902-06-23)June 23, 1902 |
Died | December 3, 1935(1935-12-03) (aged 33) Los Angeles, California, United States |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Marian Thanhouser (Parry) |
Academic background | |
Education | Oakland Technical High School |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley University of Paris |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Classical studies Linguistics |
Sub-discipline | Epic poetry Homeric scholarship Oral-formulaic composition |
Institutions | Harvard University |
Influenced | Albert Lord |
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