Jane Ellen Harrison on Ritual
Posted in Biographical, Jane Ellen Harrison, Lud in the Mist, Myth & Folklore on Jan 13th, 2010
Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) was the most famous female classicist of her day, and perhaps of any day. Mary Beard, a Cambridge don and author of the best Harrison biography now available, has even called her the first female “career academic.” She was also Hope Mirrlees’ tutor at Newnham College and later Mirrlees’ mentor, living [...]