Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists

by Bloomsbury Academic

Overview

While European scholarship in the Classics has a long and established tradition, very little has been written on the history of classical scholarship in North America. By providing profiles of some 600 North American Classicists, this reference book presents a starting point for defining the history of Classical scholarship in Canada and the United States. Included are those Classicists who made significant contributions to the field and those who are representative figures.

The people profiled were either born in the United States or Canada, or were born in other countries but had careers in North America. They were either founding fathers of the profession, scholars known more for their specialized contributions, or members of smaller or remote institutions who achieved at least regional distinction for their work. The first part of each entry provides basic biographical and professional information. A narrative summary of the person's career follows, and each profile closes with a short bibliography. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order and were written by expert contributors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313245602
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/10/1994
Pages:	880
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.81(d)
Lexile:	1030L (what's this?)

About the Author

WARD W. BRIGGS, JR. is Professor of Classics at the University of South Carolina. He has also held visiting professorships at the University of Colorado, the University of Virginia, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He is the editor of Vergilius, the jourbanal of the Vergilian Society of America, and is the author or editor of numerous books and articles on Latin literature and the history of classical scholarship.

Table of Contents

Preface
Classical Scholarship in America: An Introductory Essay, William M. Calder II
Classical Scholarship in Canada, Alexander G. McKay
Entries
Abbreviations
Biographical Entries
Chronological Arrangement of Subjects
Contributors
Last Degree Earned
Colleges and Universities Represented
General Bibliography of Works on American Classical Scholarship
Contributors

Editorial Reviews

Provides a portrait in biography of the profession in the US and Canada, with 600 entries on eminent deceased classicists, by 172 contributors, representing some 188 different institutions. The entries have a consistent format of three parts. The first contains vital information. The second part is a summary of the subject's career and influence, including personal information as necessary or interesting, usually one or two paragraphs total. The third part lists the dissertation, major or representative publications, and published and unpublished sources on the subject's life. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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