Mary Lefkowitz
Mary Rosenthal Lefkowitz (born April 30, 1935 in New York City ) is an American classical philologist .
Mary R. Lefkowitz studied at Wellesley College in Massachusetts , where she received her BA degree in 1957. She received her PhD from Radcliffe College in 1961. She later became a professor at Wellesley College, which she remained until her retirement. Lefkowitz is mainly concerned with Greek mythology and the history of ancient women. In her main works she combined both areas. She became known to a larger audience primarily as a critic of the afrocentrism that took over Greek mythology . In her book Black Athena Revisited , written in conjunction with Guy MacLean Rogers in 1996 , she deals with the ideas advocated by Martin Bernal in his book Black Athena , that Greek mythology is rooted in Semitic and African models. She co-founded the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers .
Lefkowitz was married to Oxford professor Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones from 1982 until his death in 2009 .
Works
- The daughters of Zeus. Women in ancient Greece , CH Beck, Munich 1992 (Original: Women in Greek myth , 1986) ISBN 3-406-36768-2
Web links
- Academic homepage
- Literature by and about Mary Lefkowitz in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lefkowitz, Mary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lefkowitz, Mary R .; Lefkowitz, Mary Rosenthal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |