Milman Parry

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Milman Parry was an American scholar of ancient Greek epic whose pioneering oral-formulaic theory revolutionized the study of Homer and the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

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instanceOf Homeric scholar
classical philologist
human
university professor
academicDegree PhD in classics
burialPlace Inglewood Park Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath accidental gunshot wound
collectionHousedAt Harvard University NERFINISHED
conductedFieldworkIn Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
Serbia NERFINISHED
Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
contributedTo understanding of oral composition in performance
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1902-06-23
dateOfDeath 1935-12-03
educatedAt Sorbonne University NERFINISHED
University of California, Berkeley
employer Harvard University
familyName Parry NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Homeric studies
ancient Greek literature
epic poetry
oral poetry
givenName Milman NERFINISHED
hasCollection Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature NERFINISHED
influenced Albert Lord NERFINISHED
Homeric scholarship
oral tradition studies
influencedBy Parry–Lord fieldwork in Yugoslavia
knownFor oral-formulaic theory NERFINISHED
research on the composition of the Iliad
research on the composition of the Odyssey
study of Homer
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Greek
English
notableStudent Albert Lord NERFINISHED
notableWork L’épithète traditionnelle dans Homère NERFINISHED
Studies in the Epic Technique of Oral Verse-Making NERFINISHED
occupation classicist
philologist
university teacher
placeOfBirth Oakland, California NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED
positionHeld assistant professor of Greek
sexOrGender male
studied South Slavic oral epic tradition
theoryDescribes role of repeated epithets and phrases in Homer
use of formulas in oral epic poetry

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Homeric question studiedBy Milman Parry