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Emily Wilson Can’t Let The Odyssey Go

The translator of Homer’s epic is done talking about her harsh movie review—but eager to transla...

Sep 19, 2026 • The Atlantic

Odyssey Translator Emily Wilson, Who Slammed Nolan's Movie, Retranslating Homer’s Epic From Scratch

Wilson's second op-ed slammed Nolan's take on xenia, or what the film calls Zeus' Law, and how Odyss...

Sep 04, 2026 • Yahoo

‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster

Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superfici...

Jul 26, 2026 • The Guardian

The ‘Odyssey’ Scholar Emily Wilson, a Critic of the Movie, Is Redoing Her Translation

Wilson, who was the first woman to translate the Homeric tale into English, caused a firestorm when ...

Aug 28, 2026 • nytimes.com

'Odyssey' scholar Emily Wilson is translating the epic again. This time she's breaking the rules

Emily Wilson, the classicist who in a review eviscerated Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” is...

Aug 31, 2026 • MSN

Emily Wilson to retranslate The Odyssey from scratch

Emily Wilson is retranslating Homer’s The Odyssey from scratch, less than a decade after her accla...

Sep 01, 2026 • MSN

Emily Wilson, Classicist Whose Translation Influenced the New ‘Odyssey’, Shares Her Take — and It’s Scathing

Classicist and translator Emily Wilson has some thoughts on Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster...

Jul 27, 2026 • Today

Crossing the Wine Dark Sea by Emily Wilson review – a masterclass in translation

The polarising translator of the Odyssey and the Iliad sets out her philosophy in this fascinating c...

May 26, 2026 • The Guardian

Emily Wilson is retranslating ‘The Odyssey’, nearly 10 years after translating it for the first time

Emily Wilson, the first woman to translate Homer’s epic The Odyssey, has told The Associated Press...

Aug 31, 2026 • Scroll.in

Emily Wilson’s criticisms of The Odyssey explained

Emily Wilson’s Criticisms of The Odyssey Explained Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking...

Aug 12, 2026 • MSN

‘Odyssey’ Expert Doubles Down on Savaging Nolan’s Movie

The Odyssey expert Emily Wilson isn’t finished slamming Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation. Wil...

Aug 05, 2026 • The Daily Beast

Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea with Emily Wilson

After an introduction by library staff, Wilson read an excerpt from Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea : “...

Sep 16, 2026 • The Johns Hopkins News-Letter

Emily Wilson’s ‘Odyssey’ Hits #2 on Overall Bestseller List

Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey, published in 2017 by W.W. Norton, is the #2 book in the c...

Jul 29, 2026 • Publishers Weekly

Emily Wilson Plans Full Odyssey Retranslation

Emily Wilson, the first woman to translate The Odyssey into English, plans a complete retranslation ...

Sep 07, 2026 • Independent Journal Review

Emily Wilson

Emily Rose Caroline Wilson (born 1971) is a British American classicist, author, translator, and Pro...

Sep 08, 2026 • Independent Journal Review

Author Emily Wilson on how she brings Homer's ancient poems back to life

Classicist Emily Wilson talks about her new book, 'Crossing the Wine Dark Sea,' a series of essays r...

Sep 06, 2026 • KASU

Why Emily Wilson Is Translating Homer’s Odyssey Again

Emily Wilson Odyssey retranslation will revisit repetition, rhythm and enslavement terms after lesso...

Aug 31, 2026 • Greek Reporter

‘The Odyssey' Translator Emily Wilson Slams Nolan Again: Emotionally Empty

Emily Wilson, the author whose 2017 translation of "The Odyssey" was an influence for Christopher No...

Aug 05, 2026 • Variety on MSN

Emily Wilson Trashed Nolan's 'Odyssey' — Now She's Rewriting Her Own

Emily Wilson, the University of Pennsylvania classicist whose 2017 translation of The Odyssey sold m...

Aug 31, 2026 • Hoodline

Emily Wilson Deepens Translator Rewrite of The Odyssey at Midpoint

Emily Wilson says her translator project on The Odyssey is about halfway done, with a full rewrite, ...

Sep 02, 2026 • El-Balad