Emily Wilson announces complete retranslation of her 2017 Odyssey translation
Emily Wilson, a classical studies professor at the University of Pennsylvania, announced she is doing a complete retranslation of her 2017 English translation of Homer's "Odyssey." She is roughly halfway through the new edition, which will be longer and address flaws she identified, including overuse of the word "slave." The news coincides with the release of her essay collection "Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea."
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
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Both outlets run near-identical AP-sourced copy; Breitbart leads with Wilson's humility while the Times leads with the Nolan connection, but the substance is the same.
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“Emily Wilson Is Redoing Her Modern 'Odyssey' Translation: 'I Make Mistakes, Too'”
“Translator whose Odyssey line inspired Nolan's film is redoing book”
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Wilson's 2017 translation sold more than a million copies.
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