NPR: The Odyssey https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-136121 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:32:14 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: The Odyssey https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-136121/the-odyssey 'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson says Nolan shouldn't have written the movie himself The renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's <em>The Odyssey</em> went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:51:40 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/nx-s1-5910645/odyssey-translator-emily-wilson-christopher-nolan https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/nx-s1-5910645/odyssey-translator-emily-wilson-christopher-nolan a critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in the London Review of Books. Wilson has loved Greek myths since childhood and has translated both the Iliad and Odyssey. She has tattoos of a spear on one leg and a bow on the other — she says they represent Achilles and Odysseus.'/>

The renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.

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