Deborah Steiner
Deborah Steiner (born June 27, 1960 ), also Deborah Tarn Steiner , is an American classical philologist .
Life
She grew up in England as the daughter of George and Zara Steiner and graduated from Harvard, Oxford and the University of California, Berkeley . She has been teaching as John Jay, Jr. Professor of the Greek and Latin Languages at Columbia University since 1994 .
Her research interests include Homeric poetry, the early symposium, choral dance in art and poetry, and the archaic fable.
Fonts (selection)
- The Crown of song. Metaphor in Pindar . London 1986, ISBN 0-7156-2079-7 .
- The tyrant's writ. Myths and images of writing in ancient Greece . Princeton 1994, ISBN 0-691-03238-6 .
- Images in at least Statues in archaic and classical Greek literature and thought . Princeton 2001, ISBN 0-691-04431-7 .
- as editor: Homer : Odyssey. Books XVII – XVIII . Cambridge 2010, ISBN 0-521-67711-4 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steiner, Deborah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steiner, Deborah Tarn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1960 |