Milman Parry | |
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 Parry in his 1919 high school yearbook | |
| Born | June 23, 1902 Oakland, California, United States |
| Died | December 3, 1935 (aged 33) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Marian Thanhouser (Parry) |
| Children | Marian and Adam 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 |
Milman Parry (June 23, 1902 – 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.
- ^ W. B. Stanford (May 1954). "Reviewed Work: The poet of the Iliad by H. T. Wade-Gery". Hermathena (83): 94–96. JSTOR 23039330. Retrieved May 2, 2021.