Emily Wilson

Why Emily Wilson Is Translating Homer’s Odyssey Again

British-American classicist and translator Emily Wilson is translating Homer’s Odyssey again, nearly a decade after her acclaimed English version turned the University of Pennsylvania classicist into one of the best-known contemporary translators of ancient Greek literature. This time, however, Wilson...

Acclaimed Odyssey Translator Says Nolan’s Film Misses Homer’s Depth

Emily Wilson, the award-winning classicist whose acclaimed 2017 English translation of Homer's Odyssey has become one of the most influential modern editions of the epic, has sharply criticized the Christopher Nolan film adaptation, arguing that it fails to capture...