In 2017, Emily Wilson made history when she became the first woman to translate The Odyssey into English. Her interpretation Homer's classic breathes new life into the three-millennium-old poem, and ...
The Odyssey director Christopher Nolan namechecked a specific translation of the epic poem that's perfect for modern readers.
Emily Wilson has succeeded in making me like The Odyssey, after years of other translators have failed. She has created a refreshing and easily readable text that maintains its poetic sense without ...
The first English translation of The Odyssey appeared around the year 1615. The first translation by a woman came out on Tuesday. After several centuries and 60-odd English translations of the ancient ...
One of the oldest books on the Literature Humanities syllabus is now also the newest. Less than a year after it was published, Emily Wilson’s innovative translation of Homer’s epic poem the “Odyssey” ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The third annual Big Read is designed to enrich Purdue and Greater Lafayette through literature. This year’s selection is Emily Wilson’s translation of “The Odyssey.” Wilson, ...
On Wednesday, translator Emily Wilson GRD ’01 delivered the 2020 edition of the Mark Strand Memorial Reading, where she read from her in-progress translations of Homer’s “Iliad” and Sophocles’ ...
Christopher Nolan’s upcoming movie The Odyssey has created huge excitement, and many fans are wondering which version of the ...