The Invention of Jane Harrison

by Mary Beard

Book Overview

Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) is the most famous female Classicist in history, the author of books that revolutionized our understanding of Greek culture and religion. A star in the British academic world, she became the quintessential Cambridge woman--as Virginia Woolf suggested when, in A Room of One's Own, she claims to have glimpsed Harrison's ghost in the college gardens.

This lively and innovative portrayal of a fascinating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674008073
• ISBN13: 9780674008076
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.2"