Milman parry biography sample

For his son, also sometimes known as Milman Parry, see Adam Parry.

American academic (1902–1935)

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.

Milman parry biography sample

Early life and education

Parry was born in 1902 in Oakland, California. He grew up in a house full of books, with a father who was self-taught and widely read. He and his siblings often recited poems from memory as a game.^[2]

He graduated from Oakland Technical High School in 1919,^[3] and studied at the University of California, Berkeley (B.A.

and M.A.) where he became proficient in ancient Greek and the Classics.^[2] He then studied for a PhD at the Sorbonne in Paris and was a student of the linguistAnto