Norma P. Miller (–1988) was a classicist whose key works were translations of Tacitus and

Menander Menander (; grc-gre, Μένανδρος ''Menandros''; c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times. His rec ...

. She was a lecturer in Classics at Royal Holloway.

Education and career

Miller studied at the University of Glasgow and the University of Cambridge. She was a lecturer in Classics at Royal Holloway. She also lectured at the Trent University, Ontario, where she held an Ashley Fellowship in 1985–86. She also lectured at the University of Toronto. Her teaching included Greek drama and Miller supervised Phd students included Janet P. Bews. Miller was President of the Classical Association in 1987. After retirement she was a Reader Emeritus at the University of London. Miller was noted for her contributions to classical studies in the UK.

Awards and honours

The Department of Classical Studies and Traill College at Trent University established the Norma Miller fund in her honour in 1991.

Selected publications

Translations

*'' Menander. Plays and Fragments''. 1987. Penguin Classics. *''Tacitus Annals I''. 1963. Letchworth: Bradda Books

Commentaries

*''Tacitus: Annals XIV: A Companion to the Penguin Translation''. Bristol: Bristol Classical Press.

Articles

*1964. Dramatic speech in Tacitus. '' American Journal of Philology'' 85: 279-296 *1968. Tiberius speaks : an examination of the utterances ascribed to him in the Annals of Tacitus. '' American Journal of Philology'' 89: 1–19.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Norma Academics of Royal Holloway, University of London Women classical scholars 1988 deaths Presidents of the Classical Association