Myra L. Uhlfelder

Myra L. Uhlfelder
Myra L. Uhlfelder
Born	1923; Cincinnati
Died	2011; Centerville, Ohio
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Cincinnati; Bryn Mawr
Thesis	De proprietate sermonum vel rerum (1952)
Academic work
Discipline	Classics; Medieval Latin
Institutions	Bryn Mawr

Myra L. Uhlfelder (1923-2011) was a professor of classics at Bryn Mawr.^[1] She is known for her work on classical and Medieval Latin.

Career

Uhlfelder studied at the University of Cincinnati (A.B. 1945, MA 1946), and completed a PhD at Bryn Mawr in 1952 under the supervision of Berthe Marie Marti.^[1]^[2] Her dissertation was published as 'De proprietate sermonum uel rerum. A Study and Critical Edition of a Set of Verbal Distinctions' in the series Papers and monographs of the American Academy in Rome.^[3]^[4] She taught at Sweet Briar College for 1950-2 and at the State University of Iowa, 1952–63, where she became assistant professor.^[1] In 1963, she returned to the department of Latin at Bryn Mawr,^[5] where she taught until her retirement in 1991.^[6] In her retirement, she continued to work on Boethius, and a book on the subject was published posthumously in 2016.^[1]^[7]

Awards and fellowships

Uhlfelder received the Rome Prize at the American Academy in Rome for the years 1948–50.^[8]^[9] She was a Guggenheim fellow in 1958–9.^[10]

Selected publications

'University of Michigan Latin Workshop,' The Classical Weekly 46 (1952) 3-5^[11]
De proprietate sermonum vel rerum: A study and critical edition of a set of verbal distinctions. Papers and monographs of the American Academy in Rome, vol.15. Roma: American Academy in Rome. 1954.^[12]^[4]
'Further Thoughts on Caesar and Latinity,' Classical Journal 50 (1954) 65-6^[13]
'Medea, Ariadne and Dido,' Classical Journal 50 (1955) 310-12^[14]
'The Romans on Linguistic Change,' Classical Journal 59 (1963) 23-30^[15]
'"Nature" in Roman Linguistic Texts,' Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association 97 (1966) 583-95^[16]
John the Scot, Periphyseon: On the Division of Nature (trans.) with summaries by Jean A. Potter, Library of Liberal Arts 157 (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1976)
The Dialogues of Gregory the Great: Book Two, Saint Benedict. New York: Macmillan. 1986. ISBN 9780024221001
The Consolation of Philosophy as Cosmic Image. Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, vol. 474. Tempe, AZ: ACMRS. 2016. ^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gordon, Laura. "UHLFELDER, Myra L." Database of Classical Scholars, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
^ "Dissertations List | Bryn Mawr College". www.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
^ Gordon, Laura. "UHLFELDER, Myra L." Departmental Web Site Template | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
^ ^a ^b B, Corbett, Philipp (1956). "Myra L. Uhlfelder. De Proprietate Sermonum vel Rerum. A Study and Critical Edition of a Set of Verbal Distinctions (= Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome, Volume XV)". Scriptorium (in French). 10 (1).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "The College News, 1963-03-27, Vol. 49, No. 18".
^ "History of the Latin Department | Bryn Mawr College". www.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
^ ^a ^b Uhlfelder, Myra L. (2016). The Consolation of Philosophy as Cosmic Image. ACMRS. ISBN 9780866985277.
^ "Fellows - Affiliated Fellows - Residents 1950–69 | American Academy in Rome". www.aarome.org. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
^ "The College News, 1948-03-24, Vol. 34, No. 19".
^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Myra L. Uhlfelder". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
^ Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1952). "The University of Michigan Latin Workshop". The Classical Weekly. 46 (1): 3–5. JSTOR 4343226.
^ Browne, R. A. (1956). "De proprietate sermonum vel rerum edited by Myra L. uhlfelder (book review)". Medium Aevum. 25. ProQuest 1293412170.
^ Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1954). "Further Thoughts on Caesar and Latinity". The Classical Journal. 50 (2): 65–66. JSTOR 3292784.
^ Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1955). "Medea, Ariadne, and Dido". The Classical Journal. 50 (7): 310–312. JSTOR 3293000.
^ Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1963). "The Romans on Linguistic Change". The Classical Journal. 59 (1): 23–30. JSTOR 3294239.
^ Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1966). ""Nature" in Roman Linguistic Texts". Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association. 97: 583–595. doi:10.2307/2936031. JSTOR 2936031.

External links

Myra Uhlfelder at the Database of Classical Scholars

[Gordon_2018-1] Gordon, Laura. "UHLFELDER, Myra L." Database of Classical Scholars, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved 2018-09-20.

[2] "Dissertations List | Bryn Mawr College". www.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-20.

[3] Gordon, Laura. "UHLFELDER, Myra L." Departmental Web Site Template | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved 2018-09-20.

[B_1956-4] B, Corbett, Philipp (1956). "Myra L. Uhlfelder. De Proprietate Sermonum vel Rerum. A Study and Critical Edition of a Set of Verbal Distinctions (= Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome, Volume XV)". Scriptorium (in French). 10 (1).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[5] "The College News, 1963-03-27, Vol. 49, No. 18".

[6] "History of the Latin Department | Bryn Mawr College". www.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-20.

[Uhlfelder_2016-7] Uhlfelder, Myra L. (2016). The Consolation of Philosophy as Cosmic Image. ACMRS. ISBN 9780866985277.

[8] "Fellows - Affiliated Fellows - Residents 1950–69 | American Academy in Rome". www.aarome.org. Retrieved 2018-09-20.

[9] "The College News, 1948-03-24, Vol. 34, No. 19".

[10] "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Myra L. Uhlfelder". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2018-09-20.

[11] Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1952). "The University of Michigan Latin Workshop". The Classical Weekly. 46 (1): 3–5. JSTOR 4343226.

[12] Browne, R. A. (1956). "De proprietate sermonum vel rerum edited by Myra L. uhlfelder (book review)". Medium Aevum. 25. ProQuest 1293412170.

[13] Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1954). "Further Thoughts on Caesar and Latinity". The Classical Journal. 50 (2): 65–66. JSTOR 3292784.

[14] Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1955). "Medea, Ariadne, and Dido". The Classical Journal. 50 (7): 310–312. JSTOR 3293000.

[15] Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1963). "The Romans on Linguistic Change". The Classical Journal. 59 (1): 23–30. JSTOR 3294239.

[16] Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1966). ""Nature" in Roman Linguistic Texts". Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association. 97: 583–595. doi:10.2307/2936031. JSTOR 2936031.

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