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ISBN10: 019924233X, ISBN13: 9780199242337, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover XVI, 332 p.: Ill. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, Bleistiftanmerkung auf Vorsatz, sonst sehr guter Zustand / dust jacket slightly rubbed, pencil annotation on endpaper, otherwise very good condition. - A rebel against Victorian mores, Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) was the first woman to make a name in modern classical scholarship. She was renowned for her public lectures on Greek art and for her books on ancient Greek religion and mythology. She was fascinated by primitive ritual as it survives in the superstitions and practices of ordinary people. Working together with Gilbert Murray at Oxford and Francis Cornford at Cambridge, she applied new discoveries in anthropology and sociology to classical studies, stirring up controversy amongst classicists, while influencing English writers such as T. S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf. This biography reveals how much her life, which was marked by personal tragedies, influenced her work. Her success set new directions for classical studies and opened up new possibilities for academic women. / Contents List of Illustrations Note on the Text Introduction 1. Origins: Y ...
ISBN10: 019924233X, ISBN13: 9780199242337, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover XVI, 332 p.: Ill. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, Bleistiftanmerkung auf Vorsatz, sonst sehr guter Zustand / dust jacket slightly rubbed, pencil annotation on endpaper, otherwise very good condition. - A rebel against Victorian mores, Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) was the first woman to make a name in modern classical scholarship. She was renowned for her public lectures on Greek art and for her books on ancient Greek religion and mythology. She was fascinated by primitive ritual as it survives in the superstitions and practices of ordinary people. Working together with Gilbert Murray at Oxford and Francis Cornford at Cambridge, she applied new discoveries in anthropology and sociology to classical studies, stirring up controversy amongst classicists, while influencing English writers such as T. S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf. This biography reveals how much her life, which was marked by personal tragedies, influenced her work. Her success set new directions for classical studies and opened up new possibilities for academic women. / Contents List of Illustrations Note on the Text Introduction 1. Origins: Y ...
ISBN10: 019924233X, ISBN13: 9780199242337, [publisher: OUP Oxford] Hardcover Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Missing jacket. The dust jacket of the book is missing. [Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2002]
ISBN10: 019924233X, ISBN13: 9780199242337, [publisher: Oxford University Press, United States of America] Hardcover This book is in excellent condition. The only marking being the previous owners date etc neatly on the title page. [Hamilton, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 2008]
ISBN10: 019924233X, ISBN13: 9780199242337, [publisher: OUP Oxford] Hardcover Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Missing jacket. The dust jacket of the book is missing. [Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2002]
ISBN10: 019924233X, ISBN13: 9780199242337, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2002]
ISBN10: 019924233X, ISBN13: 9780199242337, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. A rebel against Victorian mores, Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) became one of the first women to hold a research fellowship at Cambridge. A friend of such distinguished figures as Gilbert Murray and Francis Cornford, she was renowned for her public lectures on Greek art, for her books on Greek religion and mythology, and for her unconventional and outspoken views.In her application of anthropology to classical studies, Harrisonstirred up controversy amongst her academic colleagues, while, at the same time, influencing many writers, including Yeats, D. H. Lawrence, and Virginia Woolf. Driven by the conviction that the study ofprimitive Greek culture was an intensely practical enterprise, addressing the fundamental emotional needs of all people, she set her academic research in the broader context of human life. Her work on Greek religion is really a critique of all religion.Although she was a powerful role model for academic women and addressed issues which were central to the women's movement, when it came to women's rights, her own views were not always in keeping with those of her suffragistcontemporaries. Harrison wrote not to champion any cause, but out of a passionate desire to share what she believed to be important and true. In so doing, she both opened up new possibilities foracademic women and made a considerable contribution to classical st ...
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