I wrote about the Trojan horse, and what we can learn from her mouth about different cultural attitudes towards deception and violence. As someone comments below, the phrase GIFT ARTICLE is pretty scary in this context.

Chris Suellentrop@suellentrop.bsky.social · 23h ago

Turns out @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social knows a lot about ancient epics www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

If you want a big spectacular book-adaptation American movie about a reluctant clever hero on an impossible journey through weird places (which I do), Project Hail Mary is great.

I cannot rest from discourse. I will see that film again tomorrow. I will drink life to the lees. Again I will enjoy greatly, will suffer greatly, both with those that love me, and in Pleasantville NY. I am become a meme. Film showing: burnsfilmcenter.org/booking/the-...

The Odyssey : Jacob Burns Film Center

The Odyssey, Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Christopher Nolan, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Odysseus, Greek, Classic, Antiquity

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Here's a recommended book-list-interview, for a UK publication. For everyone who has had enough of discourse (as I certainly have): it has a tiny mention of Nolan as the hook, but then we move on to some reading. www.countryandtownhouse.com/culture/emil...

‘Homer Is For Everyone’: How Emily Wilson Elucidates & Obfuscates In Equal Measure

Classicist Emily Wilson has made headlines in recent weeks for slating Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of The Odyssey – for which the director,

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No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...

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I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

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There is a lot to say about the Nolan Odyssey movie. But one point that I think has not been emphasized enough is: this is a film about living in LA, as Nolan, my erstwhile British compatriot and age mate, has done for years. I gather it’s a strange place.

Now that many people are buying my 2017 metrical verse translation of the Odyssey in great numbers (thank you, Mr Nolan!), or at least, gazing at it and wondering whether to buy it, I thought I should share some thoughts on the cover design.

I love ”Helen” so much. I published a verse translation of it a few years ago. Who among us has not sometimes felt that the bitter, toxic wars fought in our name might be premised on a mere eidolon, or simulacrum?

On the language of Homeric Greek, and the language of a certain forthcoming film: here are a few simple observations.

Vielen dank to Titus Blome, @derlampenputzer.bsky.social , for thoughtful conversation about the Odyssey and the many challenges of translation. (If you don't read German, you can click to get the English version).

Titus Blome@derlampenputzer.bsky.social · 3w ago

it's here!! ich hatte zuletzt gelegenheit mit der großartigen homer-übersetzerin emily wilson über antike epen, the politics of translation und die botschaft von odyssee und ilias zu sprechen. für 2-3 monate mien letztes stück und ich bin froh, dass es das ist (free link) www.zeit.de/feuilleton/2...

I am, of course, very excited for the Christopher Nolan Odyssey film. Mr Nolan didn't invite me to the premiere in London, but that's OK! I'll see it next week in NYC, will write a review for the LRB, and I'll discuss it with Sarah Ruhl at the 92Y (www.filmspotlight.org/event/3982).

The Odyssey

Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, ...

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Matt Damon, aka Odysseus, has often been on a difficult quest to get home (Private Ryan, Interstellar, Martian, etc). One of the first was Damon as Spirit the Wild Stallion, a film I watched dozens of times with my eldest daughter when she was little.

Spirit Stallion

Alt: Wild horse running, from Disney movie Spirit

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I just read the audiobook of my essay collection, and I have a renewed appreciation for the many humans who make audiobooks - producers as well as readers. Steve Campagna (Philly Post) caught many of my mumbles, and improved the sound with both tech and green apples, which clarify the human voice.

My Odyssey and Iliad translations are available as audiobooks, read/ performed by very talented real people: Claire Danes and Audra MacDonald. They do a much better job than the robots! www.audible.com/pd/The-Iliad...

The Odyssey

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Acclaimed actress Claire Danes burnishes an epic story of heroes, gods, and monsters in a groundbreaking translation of The Odyssey, the first great adventure story in the Western literary tradition. When the wily warrior-king Odysseus sets off for home ...

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When the Plough people asked me this "Who is the American Homer?" click-bait question, I said I couldn't comment, because the question was a bit of a muddle: who is "great"/"canonical" is different from "who is Homer?". Obviously Homer can't be prose, and the US is far too young to have a Homer.

I'm really looking forward to this production of my translation of Euripides' Bacchae, in San Francisco! bardtheatresf.com/whats-on#/pr...

What's On | Discover Our Current Season — BARD Theatre

Explore upcoming shows at BARD Theatre, including 'Coriolanus' with a modern twist. Tickets available for Summer 2025 in San Francisco.

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I'm sure everyone who cares has seen this, but it was exciting for me and especially my teenagers to see a copy of my translation of the Odyssey in Zendaya's hand. Great that she supported a local independent book shop. www.ktvu.com/news/zendaya... www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

'She was lovely': Zendaya bought a haul of books from Rakestraw in Danville

"She was very friendly."

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It was an honor to talk to Jeff and Rebecca at the Book Riot podcast, "Zero to Well Read". bookriot.com/listen/how-t...

How to Tackle Intimidating Books, with Emily Wilson - BOOK RIOT

Jeff and Rebecca sit down with Emily Wilson—classics professor, MacArthur Fellow, and the first woman to publish a full English translation of The Odyssey—for a conversation about how to conquer booki...

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Homer wasn't actually an American Poet, but I have had a wonderful time doing a "literary seminar" on the Iliad for the Academy of American Poets, with insightful curation from Sophie Herron and Ry Cook. I'm grateful to all who participated. Hurrah for serious engagement with poetry! poets.org

Home

Home The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets.

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My new book is out in the UK and will come to the US in the fall. Grateful for this review. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

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 collection

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Here's 15 minutes of an extraordinary new opera-in-progress based on (my version of) the Odyssey, composed by Tom Smail, libretto by Isabella Bywater - performed and discussed (with Alicia Stallings) at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. www.ascsa.edu.gr/events/detai...

This webinar, on Feb 27th 7pm ET, is primarily for high schoolers and their teachers to ask questions about Homer and translation - but everyone of any age is welcome, including non-high-schoolers. Registration details below. Free. You can post a question ahead of time, or during the event.

EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

On Feb 27th, 7pm ET, I'll do a public webinar Q and A, designed primarily for high school students and their teachers who may be using my translations of the Odyssey or Iliad in class. You can register here: www.emilyrcwilson.com/resources-fo...

Tonight, February 17. IRL in Princeton Public Library, and livestream. It will be epic!

EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I'll be talking to Sophie Gee and Pascale Toscano at the Princeton Public Library, February 17th. princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/15677477

I'll be talking to Sophie Gee and Pascale Toscano at the Princeton Public Library, February 17th. princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/15677477

Conversation: "Epic in Our Times"

Classicist and translator Emily Wilson is joined in conversation by Sophie Gee and Pasquale Toscano to explore how epic confronts rising populism, nation-building and authoritarian rule. Livestream.. ...

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On Feb 27th, 7pm ET, I'll do a public webinar Q and A, designed primarily for high school students and their teachers who may be using my translations of the Odyssey or Iliad in class. You can register here: www.emilyrcwilson.com/resources-fo...

Resources for Teachers — Emily Wilson

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On Feb 27th, 7pm ET, I'll do a public webinar Q and A, designed primarily for high school students and their teachers who may be using my translations of the Odyssey or Iliad in class. You can register here: www.emilyrcwilson.com/resources-fo...

Resources for Teachers — Emily Wilson

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I had written/ published very little that had anything whatsoever to do with gender, until my translation of the Odyssey came out in 2017, and all of a sudden, I was assumed to be obsessed with nothing else.

On Sunday Nov 16th I'll be in NYC to celebrate the brilliant memoir on the profound theme of kitchen objects by my brilliant sister, Bee Wilson. All welcome! Bring a favorite kitchen item! I will be bringing the Legendary Toast Rack. www.eventbrite.com/e/bee-wilson...

Last week I got to spend the day with two fellow translators of Homer: Caroline Alexander and Richard Whitaker. Many thanks to David van Schoor and the Center for Hellenic Studies for organizing. It was such a joy to meet them both!