The Private Life of Helen of Troy

John Erskine (10/5/1879–6/2/1951) was an educator & author, born in New York City & raised in Weehawken, NJ. He graduated from Columbia University (A.M., '01; Ph.D., '03). He was employed at Columbia & Amherst. He instituted Columbia College's General Honors Course, a 2-year undergraduate seminar that would later help inspire "Masterworks of Western Literature," now known commonly as "Literature Humanities," the 2nd component of Columbia College's Core Curriculum.Helen's ReturnThe Younger GenerationTheir EldersDeath and BirthHelen's Beauty