
John Miles Foley (1947–2012)
Author of A Companion to Ancient Epic
About the Author
John Miles Foley was William H. Byler Chair in the Humanities, Curators' Professor of Classical Studies and English, and the director of the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition at the University of Missouri at Columbia. He was the author or editor of twenty books, including How to Read an Oral show more Poem. show less
Series
Works by John Miles Foley
Epea and Grammata. Oral and Written Communication in Ancient Greece: Orality and Literacy in Ancient Greece (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum) (2001) — Editor — 5 copies
Oral Tradition 2 copies
Associated Works
Written Voices, Spoken Signs: Tradition, Performance, and the Epic Text (1997) — Contributor — 6 copies
Signs of Orality: The Oral Tradition and Its Influence in the Greek and Roman World (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Bat (1999) — Contributor — 4 copies
Arethusa (vol 31 no 2) — Contributor — 1 copy
Epea pteroenta : Beiträge zur Homerforschung : Festschrift für Wolfgang Kullmann zum 75. Geburtstag (2002) — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1947-01-22
- Date of death
- 2012-05-03
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
- Place of death
- Columbia, Missouri, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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- Works
- 18
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- Members
- 223
- Popularity
- #100,549
- Rating
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- ISBNs
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