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If you think Homer's poetry is stodgy and boring, you’ve never heard Emily Wilson's version
I remember just being astonished by the representations of the gods. The omnipresence of the gods in the world of the Iliad, ...
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The Trojan War and an Ancient Language Come to Ithaca
On Wednesday, March 12, the Trojan War began in Ithaca with the powerful cries of Emily Wilson speaking in Ancient Greek. Yet ...
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Usha Vance Is Reading ‘The Iliad.’ Here’s What She Should Be Taking From It
Homer‘s The Iliad is currently on Usha Vance’s reading list. JD Vance’s wife has frequently been spotted clutching Emily Wilson’s 2023 translation of the classic text while on the ...
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Among the Ancients: The ‘Iliad’
Your browser does not support the audio element. In episode one of Among the Ancients, Emily and Tom begin with a beginning, Homer’s Iliad: its depictions of anger ...
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Why is everyone talking about this Penn professor's 'The Odyssey' translation?
Emily Wilson's translation is the best one in literally ... including her translation of The Odyssey's prequel, The Iliad, and in 2019 she was named awarded a MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Award.