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To: mewzilla
Nolan is using Emily Wilson’s feminist interpretation of Homer’s work.

I read her Odyssey translation. Nothing really stood out to me as a "feminist" interpretation.

56 posted on 05/12/2026 6:52:42 AM PDT by Kleon
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To: Kleon

Not the “contemporary language” used to make the work more “accessible” to the great unwashed...?


57 posted on 05/12/2026 6:58:24 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: Kleon

In her own words...

https://chireviewofbooks.com/2018/01/16/how-emily-wilson-translated-the-odyssey/


58 posted on 05/12/2026 7:08:58 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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