Jane Ellen Harrison (1850–1928) was born and raised in Yorkshire, England, the daughter of a prosperous timber broker; her mother died soon after she was born. Educated at home as a child, Harrison enrolled in 1874 in the newly established Newnham College for women, at Cambridge University, where she later taught. In 1903 Harrison published her Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion, followed in 1912 by Themis, works that synthesized new developments in archaeology and anthropology and helped revolutionize the study of ancient Greek civilization. A popular lecturer whose articles enjoyed a wide readership, Harrison retired from teaching in 1922 and spent her last years in Paris with her “spiritual daughter,” the poet Hope Mirrlees.
«Jane Ellen Harrison encarna el desarrollo de un poder intelectual que considero no solo notable sino inmenso». VIRGINIA WOOLF
«Jane Ellen Harrison cambió el modo en que pensamos en la cultura de la antigua Grecia, arañando ese apacible exterior de mármol blanco para revelar debajo...
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