Lana Radloff

The winner of the Mary White Prize for Best Article in Phoenix for 2019 is Matthew Christ for his article "Conscription of Cavalrymen in Classical Athens" (Phoenix 73.3-4).Out of a series of excellent articles, Christ’s article especially impressed the judges for its clear presentation of the argument and accessible approach to marshalling evidence and argument. This article … [Read more...] about The Mary White Prize for Best Article in Phoenix for 2019 / Le prix Mary White récompensant le meilleur article publié par Phoenix en 2019

The 2020 Mary White Prize is awarded to Grace Erny for her article “Iliad 13, Homer’s Cretan Heroes, and ‘Cretan Exceptionalism’” (74.3-4).This article examines Iliad 13 from the perspective of “Cretan exceptionalism,” weaving together linguistic, archaeological, and literary material to argue that the Cretan scenes in Iliad 13 are not comedic or disjointed from the epic’s … [Read more...] about The Mary White Prize for Best Article in Phoenix for 2020 / Le prix Mary White récompensant le meilleur article publié par Phoenix en 2020

The winner of this year’s Mary White Prize is Kathleen Kidder, who wrote “Like a Mole(?)”: Proteus’ Subterranean Journey (Alex. 118-127) and the Poetics of Hidden Space”, published in Phoenix vol. 75.3-4 (the fall/winter 2021). Kidder argues that the subterranean journey of Proteus, as described in Lycophron’s Alexandra, is modelled on the experience of reading the poem. We … [Read more...] about The Mary White Prize for Best Article in Phoenix for 2021 / Le prix Mary White récompensant le meilleur article publié par Phoenix en 2021

The winner of the Mary White Prize for the best article published in Phoenix in 2023–2024 is Dr. Alison Jeppesen-Wigelsworth, for her article “Roman Marital Ideals and Aurelia Philematium: Casta, Pudens… Married at Seven?”, published in the 77.1-2 issue. The article reexamines the epitaph of Aurelia Philematium and its significance for our understanding of Roman marital … [Read more...] about The Mary White Prize for Best Article in Phoenix for 2023–2024 / Le prix Mary White récompensant le meilleur article publié par Phoenix en 2023–2024