A Shared Life of Poetry, Mythology, and Translation: Jane Harrison (1850 – 1928) and Hope Mirrlees (1887 – 1978)
Jane Harrison, a trailblazing classical scholar, and Hope Mirrlees, a modernist writer, shared a deep intellectual and personal bond. Harrison, a Cambridge Ritualist, reshaped the study of Greek mythology, while Mirrlees, her student-turned-companion, made her mark with the avant-garde Paris: A Poem. Together, they lived at Reid Hall in Paris during the 1920s, immersing themselves in literary and artistic circles. In this episode, we explore their groundbreaking work, their influence on classical and modernist studies, and the shared life they built despite their 37-year age difference.
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