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Emily Wilson on the Odyssey
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Emily Wilson on the Odyssey

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Meg Matthias is Senior Video Production Manager at EncyclopƦdia Britannica.
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Emily Wilson is having a moment. Her acclaimed 2017 translation of Homerā€™s Odyssey helped inspire Christopher Nolanā€™s blockbuster adaptation (2026), and her outspoken criticism of the film in an essay for the London Review of Books has made headlines. In 2025 Britannica sat down with Wilson to discuss translations, how to make ancient works accessible to modern audiences, and the themes in the poem that resonated with her.

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