Edith Hamilton
author profile
born
August 12, 1867
died
May 31, 1963
gender
female
place of birth
Dresden, Germany
genre
Nonfiction
influences
The ancient Greeks
about this author
Edith Hamilton, an educator, writer and a historian, was born August 12, 1867 in Dresden, Germany, of American parents and grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. Her father began teaching her Latin when she was seven years old and soon added Greek, French and German to her curriculum. Hamilton's education continued at Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut and at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from which she graduated in 1894 with an M.A. degree. The following year, she and her sister Alice went to Germany and were the first women students at the universities of Munich and Leipzich.
Hamilton returned to the United States in 1896 and accepted a position of the headmistress of the Bryn Mawr Preparatory School...more
Sign up for Goodreads to pick your favorite quotes and books by Edith Hamilton.
avg rating: 3.95
| 5,229 ratings
| 402 reviews
| 17 distinct works
|
9 fans
More books by Edith Hamilton…
|
Mythology by Edith Hamilton avg rating 3.94 — 4,117 ratings — published 1942 37 editions |
my rating: |
|
The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton avg rating 3.84 — 191 ratings — published 1930 16 editions |
my rating: |
|
The Roman Way by Edith Hamilton avg rating 3.80 — 88 ratings — published 1932 6 editions |
my rating: |
|
The Echo of Greece by Edith Hamilton avg rating 3.95 — 19 ratings — published 1957 5 editions |
my rating: |
|
Three Greek Plays: Prometheus Bound/Agamemnon/The Trojan Women by Edith Hamilton avg rating 4.00 — 14 ratings — published 1937 |
my rating: |
|
The Ever-Present Past by Edith Hamilton avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 1967 |
my rating: |
|
Spokesmen for God by Edith Hamilton avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published 1936 |
my rating: |
|
Witness to the Truth: Christ and His Interpreters by Edith Hamilton avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1962 |
my rating: |
|
The Greek Way/The Roman Way: 2 Vols in 1 by Edith Hamilton avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 1986 |
my rating: |
|
Edith Hamilton's Mythology (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Edith Hamilton avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings |
my rating: |
upcoming events
No scheduled events.
"It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid on the pleasure of becoming an educated person, the enormous interest it adds to life. To be able to be caught up into the world of thought—that is to be educated. "
— Edith Hamilton
— Edith Hamilton
tags:
education
14 people liked it
"All things are at odds when God sets a thinker loose on the planet"
— Edith Hamilton
— Edith Hamilton
"Love, however, cannot be forbidden. The more that flame is covered up, the hotter it burns. Also love can always find a way. It was impossible that these two whose hearts were on fire should be kept apart. (Pyramus and Thisbe)"
— Edith Hamilton (Mythology)
— Edith Hamilton (Mythology)
topics mentioning this author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novel Ladies: Cindy's Reading Log | 8 | 28 | Jul 01, 2009 05:54AM |




















