William Hansen (classicist)
William Hansen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 (age 82–83) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA, PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Classics |
| Sub-discipline | Folklore |
| Institutions | Indiana University Bloomington American Folklore Society Folklore Institute |
William Hansen (born 1941) is an American academic who is a professor emeritus of classical studies and folklore at Indiana University Bloomington.[1]
Education and career
[edit]Hansen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965 and his PhD in 1970 from the University of California, Berkeley in classical studies.
Career
[edit]In 1970, Hansen began his employment as an assistant professor in the Department of Classical Studies at Indiana University Bloomington, where also accepted an appointment as a fellow of the Folklore Institute. He became a professor of classical studies in 1985 and of folklore in 1992. Hansen retired from Indiana University Bloomington in 2005. He was named as a fellow of the American Folklore Society in 2010.[2]
Hansen is known for publishing the first English translation of Phlegon of Tralles.[3] He has also edited multiple collections of classical mythology and authored several works concerning Ancient Greek folklore and Roman folklore. Hansen's most recent book, The Book of Greek & Roman Folktales, Legends & Myths, is an anthology of lesser known narratives from the folklore of classical antiquity.[4]
Books
[edit]- The Conference Sequence: Patterned Narration and Narrative Inconsistency in the Odyssey, 1972.
- Saxo Grammaticus and the Life of Hamlet: History, Translation, and Commentary, 1983.
- Phlegon of Tralles’ Book of Marvels, 1996.
- Anthology of Ancient Greek Popular Literature,1998.
- Ariadne’s Thread: A Guide to International Tales Found in Classical Literature, 2002.
- Myth: A New Symposium (co-edited with Gregory Schrempp), 2002.
- Handbook of Classical Mythology, 2004.
- Classical Mythology: A Guide to the Mythical World of the Greeks and Romans, 2005.
- Anonymous: Life of Aesop. Bryn Mawr Greek Commentaries, 2008.
- The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths, 2017.
References
[edit]- ^ "Emeriti Faculty". Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "Fellows of the American Folklore Society - American Folklore Society". www.afsnet.org. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ Mayor, Adrienne (1999). "Review of Phlegon of Tralles' Book of Marvels". The Journal of American Folklore. 112 (446): 576–578. doi:10.2307/541504. ISSN 0021-8715. JSTOR 541504.
- ^ Dirda, Michael (2017-05-02). "Forget 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' A more creative book-gift for a new graduate". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
