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'''Jenny Strauss Clay''' is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Classics at the [[University of Virginia]]. After completing studies at [[Reed College]] and the [[University of Chicago]], Strauss Clay completed her doctorate at the [[University of Washington]]. She taught at the [[University of California at Irvine]] and [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://classics.virginia.edu/people/profile/jsc2t |title=Jenny Straus Clay |publisher=Department of Classics, [[University of Virginia]] |date=2015 |accessdate=2017-03-02 |archive-date=2018-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806031957/http://classics.virginia.edu/people/profile/jsc2t |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is currently a member of the Nominating Committee of the [[Society for Classical Studies]] (formerly the [[American Philological Association]]), until 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://classicalstudies.org/about/board-and-committees-2017 |title=SCS Board and Committees |publisher=Society for Classical Studies |date=2017 |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref>
'''Jenny Strauss Clay''' is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Classics at the [[University of Virginia]]. After completing studies at [[Reed College]] and the [[University of Chicago]], Strauss Clay completed her doctorate at the [[University of Washington]]. She taught at the [[University of California at Irvine]] and [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://classics.virginia.edu/people/profile/jsc2t |title=Jenny Straus Clay |publisher=Department of Classics, [[University of Virginia]] |date=2015 |accessdate=2017-03-02 |archive-date=2018-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806031957/http://classics.virginia.edu/people/profile/jsc2t |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is currently a member of the Nominating Committee of the [[Society for Classical Studies]] (formerly the [[American Philological Association]]), until 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://classicalstudies.org/about/board-and-committees-2017 |title=SCS Board and Committees |publisher=Society for Classical Studies |date=2017 |accessdate=2017-03-02 |archive-date=2019-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505014521/https://classicalstudies.org/about/board-and-committees-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==
Strauss Clay is the daughter of [[Paul Kraus (Arabist)|Eliezer Paul Kraus]] and Bettina Strauss, adopted by her uncle [[Leo Strauss]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/07/opinion/the-real-leo-strauss.html |author=Jenny Strauss Clay |title=The Real Leo Strauss |work=[[New York Times]] |date=7 June 2003 |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref>
Strauss Clay is the daughter of [[Paul Kraus (Arabist)|Eliezer Paul Kraus]] and Bettina Strauss, adopted by her uncle [[Leo Strauss]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/07/opinion/the-real-leo-strauss.html |author=Jenny Strauss Clay |title=The Real Leo Strauss |work=[[New York Times]] |date=7 June 2003 |accessdate=2017-03-02 |archive-date=2019-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331192905/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/07/opinion/the-real-leo-strauss.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She married the classicist {{ill|Diskin Clay|de}} in 1963; the marriage ended in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://dbcs.rutgers.edu/all-scholars/8612-clay-diskin-william-thomas| publisher=Rutgers University| website=Database of Classical Scholars| title=Clay, Diskin William Thomas| access-date=2024-10-04}}</ref>


==Selected publications==
==Selected publications==
*''The Politics of Olympus: Form and Meaning in the Major Homeric Hymns.'' (1989); {{ISBN|9781853996924}}
*''The Politics of Olympus: Form and Meaning in the Major Homeric Hymns.'' (1989); {{ISBN|9781853996924}}
*''Mega Nepios: Il destinatorio nell'epos didascalico. The addressee in Didactic Epic.'' Co-edited by Alessandro Schiesaro and P. Mitsis. (1993)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://classics.as.virginia.edu/people/profile/jsc2t.html|title=Department of Classics at the University of Virginia Profile}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/1995/1995.06.13/.html|title=Review of Mega nepios : il destinatario nell’epos didascalico from BMCR}}</ref>
*''Mega Nepios: Il destinatorio nell'epos didascalico. The addressee in Didactic Epic.'' Co-edited by Alessandro Schiesaro and P. Mitsis. (1993)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://classics.as.virginia.edu/people/profile/jsc2t.html|title=Department of Classics at the University of Virginia Profile}}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/1995/1995.06.13/.html|title=Review of Mega nepios : il destinatario nell'epos didascalico from BMCR}}</ref>
*''The Wrath of Athena: gods and men in the Odyssey.'' (1997); {{ISBN|0822630699}}
*''The Wrath of Athena: gods and men in the Odyssey.'' (1997); {{ISBN|0822630699}}
*''Hesiod's Cosmos.'' (2003); {{ISBN|9780521823920}}<ref>[http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2005/2005-04-23.html Review of Hesiod's Cosmos from BMCR]</ref>
*''Hesiod's Cosmos.'' (2003); {{ISBN|9780521823920}}<ref>[http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2005/2005-04-23.html Review of Hesiod's Cosmos from BMCR]</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}Eugene R. Sheppard, Leo Strauss and the Politics of Exile (Brandeis Univ. Pr., 2006), 82


==External links==
==External links==
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Jenny Strauss Clay
Born
Jenny Strauss
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Classics
Spouse
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(m. 1963; div. 1977)​
ChildrenAndreia Clay
Academic background
EducationReed College, University of Chicago
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Academic work
DisciplineClassics
Sub-disciplineAncient Greek literature

Jenny Strauss Clay is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia. After completing studies at Reed College and the University of Chicago, Strauss Clay completed her doctorate at the University of Washington. She taught at the University of California at Irvine and Johns Hopkins University.[1] She is currently a member of the Nominating Committee of the Society for Classical Studies (formerly the American Philological Association), until 2018.[2]

Family

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Strauss Clay is the daughter of Eliezer Paul Kraus and Bettina Strauss, adopted by her uncle Leo Strauss.[3] She married the classicist Diskin Clay [de] in 1963; the marriage ended in 1977.[4]

Selected publications

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  • The Politics of Olympus: Form and Meaning in the Major Homeric Hymns. (1989); ISBN 9781853996924
  • Mega Nepios: Il destinatorio nell'epos didascalico. The addressee in Didactic Epic. Co-edited by Alessandro Schiesaro and P. Mitsis. (1993)[5][6]
  • The Wrath of Athena: gods and men in the Odyssey. (1997); ISBN 0822630699
  • Hesiod's Cosmos. (2003); ISBN 9780521823920[7]
  • Homer's Trojan theater: space, vision, and memory in the Iliad. (2011); ISBN 9780521149488
  • Panhellenes at Methone: graphê in Late Geometric and Protoarchaic Methone. Trends in classics – Supplementary Volumes, 44. Co-editor with Irad Malkin and Yannis Z. Tzifopoulos. (2017); ISBN 9783110501278[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Jenny Straus Clay". Department of Classics, University of Virginia. 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  2. ^ "SCS Board and Committees". Society for Classical Studies. 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. ^ Jenny Strauss Clay (7 June 2003). "The Real Leo Strauss". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  4. ^ "Clay, Diskin William Thomas". Database of Classical Scholars. Rutgers University. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  5. ^ "Department of Classics at the University of Virginia Profile".[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Review of Mega nepios : il destinatario nell'epos didascalico from BMCR".
  7. ^ Review of Hesiod's Cosmos from BMCR
  8. ^ "Review of Panhellenes at Methone: graphê in Late Geometric and Protoarchaic Methone. Trends in classics – supplementary volumes, 44 from BMCR".
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