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William Hansen (classicist)

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William Hansen
Born1941 (age 82–83)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA, PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineClassics
Sub-disciplineFolklore
InstitutionsIndiana 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

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Hansen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965 and his PhD in 1970 from the University of California, Berkeley in classical studies.

Career

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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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Emeriti Faculty". Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  2. ^ "Fellows of the American Folklore Society - American Folklore Society". www.afsnet.org. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.