Emily Wilson To Retranslate The Odyssey From Scratch
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Old philologist Emily Wilson wants to retranslate the "Odyssee" – once again. Is that a message? And what becomes of the one term that has already sparked cultural struggles?
Why is Emily Wilson retranslating The Odyssey from scratch?
Emily Wilson, chairwoman of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, best-selling translator, and website-crashing Christopher Nolan hater, is going back to retranslate The Odyssey less than a decade after the publication of her 2017 modernizing take on the epic.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Emily Wilson to retranslate The Odyssey after declaring Nolan’s version ‘abysmal’
Translator says she’s presently ‘about halfway through’
Culture: Less than 10 years after its famous English translation of the Odyssey, Emily Wilson decided to retranslate the poetic work attributed to Homer from the beginning. Source: 7th day after her first edition was successful. Emily Wilson retranslation of the Odysssey from scratch...
Ten years after her translation, Emily Wilson returns to Homer with a completely new English "Odyssey" following the criticism leveled at Christopher Nolan.
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