James M. Redfield
Encyclopedia
James M. Redfield is the Edward Olson Distinguished Service Professor
of Classics
at the University of Chicago
. He has made numerous contributions to current scholarship on Homer
and Herodotus
, probably the most notable of which is his book, Nature and Culture in the Iliad: The Tragedy of Hector (University of Chicago Press, 1975), an anthropological reading of the Iliad
with the stated goal of analyzing Hector's role in the work.
, was also a University of Chicago professor, teaching anthropology
and ethnolinguistics
, and serving as Dean of the Division of the Social Sciences from 1934 to 1946.
James Redfield is a member of the Department of Classical Languages and Literature at Chicago. He took his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago in 1954, studied at New College
, Oxford from 1956 to 1958, and returned to Chicago for his Ph.D.
in 1961. He was appointed as a professor at The College at the University of Chicago in 1976, a position in which he remains .
Redfield holds the distinction of having been awarded the University's Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching twice, once in 1965 and again in 1987.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. He has made numerous contributions to current scholarship on Homer
Homer
In the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
and Herodotus
Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria and lived in the 5th century BC . He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a...
, probably the most notable of which is his book, Nature and Culture in the Iliad: The Tragedy of Hector (University of Chicago Press, 1975), an anthropological reading of the Iliad
Iliad
The Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles...
with the stated goal of analyzing Hector's role in the work.
Biography
Redfield's father, Robert RedfieldRobert Redfield
Robert Redfield was an American anthropologist and ethnolinguist. Redfield graduated from the University of Chicago, eventually with a J.D. from its law school and then a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology, which he began to teach in 1927...
, was also a University of Chicago professor, teaching anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
and ethnolinguistics
Ethnolinguistics
Ethnolinguistics is a field of linguistics which studies the relationship between language and culture, and the way different ethnic groups perceive the world. It is the combination between ethnology and linguistics. The former refers to the way of life of an entire community i.e...
, and serving as Dean of the Division of the Social Sciences from 1934 to 1946.
James Redfield is a member of the Department of Classical Languages and Literature at Chicago. He took his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago in 1954, studied at New College
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
, Oxford from 1956 to 1958, and returned to Chicago for his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in 1961. He was appointed as a professor at The College at the University of Chicago in 1976, a position in which he remains .
Redfield holds the distinction of having been awarded the University's Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching twice, once in 1965 and again in 1987.
Publications
- Nature and Culture in the Iliad: The Tragedy of Hector (University of Chicago Press, 1975)
- The Locrian Maidens: Love and Death in Greek Italy (University of Chicago Press, 2004)