#emilywilson — Public Fediverse posts
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“I’m now retranslating The Odyssey from scratch, with an approach closer to that of my translation of The Iliad, using somewhat more lines than the original, enabling more varied word length and pacing.” - Emily Wilson, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/emily-wilson-will-completely-re-translate-homers-odyssey-after-calling-christopher-nolan-blockbuster-film-abysmal-180989423/ #Odyssey #EmilyWilson
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‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson Doubles Down Against Nolan’s ‘Emotionally Empty’ Movie: ‘We Need Art That Is Truthful’ About the ‘Necessity of Compassion’
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Brilliant translator of the Odyssey, Emily Wilson, takes an in-depth look at Christopher Nolan's film and let's just say she finds Homer's poem much richer and exciting than what she saw in the theater.
#Odyssey #poem #film #EmilyWilsonhttps://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man
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Although this is yet another review that doesn't explicitly include a focus on the format, it is the best overall review I've found (by #EmilyWilson #iykyk).
The local 15/70mm IMAX theater has added additional showings through at least the next 6 weeks, so I may be able to get to one without being part of a (near literal) stampede.
But it may merely be Sound and Fury, signifying nothing.
For $25-$35 😬😮💨
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man
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“There are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible.” :blobcatgiggle:
#oddysey #movieReview #londonReviewOfBooks by #emilyWilson
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Classical Slapfight!
I bet ancient Greeks were stabbing each other over far more esoteric stuff though....
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Joyce Carol Oates slams Emily Wilson over viral ‘Odyssey’ takedown
Days after a classicist who translated Homer’s “The Odyssey” in 2017 eviscerated the Christopher Nolan film based on…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #dailyglobaltitlesale #EmilyWilson #Film #Headlines #HOMER #JoyceCarolOates #oates #Odyssey #originaltext #poem #review #teamnolan #TopStories #Translation #version #wilson #year
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Joyce Carol Oates Defends Christopher Nolan & ‘The Odyssey’ Against Emily Wilson, Other Critics
#Culture #News #ChristopherNolan #EmilyWilson #Homer #TheOdysseyhttps://deadline.com/2026/07/joyce-carol-oates-defends-christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-1237012755/
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In Praise of the Translators Who Transport Us Across the Globe
Literary translations are investments in cultural infrastructure, a public good that can be applied to all publishing markets, no matter the language territory.
The post In Praise of the Translators Who Transport Us Across the Globe appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/in-praise-of-the-translators-who-transport-us-across-the-globe/#AndOtherStories #BelaShayevich #DublinLiteraryAward #EmilyWilson #Harshaneeyam
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OUCH! The Translator of #TheOdyssey Just Slammed #ChristopherNolan’s Movie
“I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script,” wrote #EmilyWilson, the first woman to translate The Odyssey into English.
By Josh OsmanPublished: Jul 27, 2026 1:20 PM EDT
Excerpt: "Throughout her piece, the scholar notes that no adaptation should necessarily follow an original exactly. (In fact, she praises some radically reinterpretations of The Odyssey, including #MargaretAtwood's #Penelopiad, #MadelineMiller's #Circe, and other literary classics that riff off the text, including those of #Euripides, #JohnMilton, and #JamesJoyce.)"
#ClassicsBookClub #Classics #Movies #Homer #AncientGreece #ReadABook
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For anyone in a tl;dr state of mind, @TheJournal has a decent synopsis here:
"'Abysmal writing' and 'no sex': Odyssey translator's scathing review of Christopher Nolan film"
https://www.thejournal.ie/emily-wilson-odyssey-review-7115521-Jul2026/
#EmilyWilson #LRB #Homer #TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #Film #GreekMythology
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Oh my god, this review of "The Odyssey," by Emily Wilson - who has translated Homer's original into English - is BRRRRRRRUTAL. The mere mortal Nolan is BODIED. Wilson, a god on earth, SLAYS.
and so on.
Read it, and have a giggle:
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man
h/t @TheJournal
#EmilyWilson #LRB #Homer #TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #film #GreekMythology
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- "There’s no Cyclops trick. There’s no comedy. Matt Damon isn’t required to be be scheming. We don’t even see him building the Trojan Horse, which I thought was an interesting choice. We have this tech hero, but we don’t see him building his tech. We see him agonizing about the results of the tech." https://www.derekthompson.org/p/emily-wilsons-complicated-feelings" | nitter
https://nitter.net/DKThomp/status/2080284540585603184#mHer review in the #LRB: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man
3/3
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- "I don’t think it’s a complicated movie. And I don’t think it’s even about a complicated man. I think it’s a quite simple action hero movie about an action hero who feels bad about being an action hero."
- "When the casting was announced, it was The Talented Mr. Ripley that gave me hope in terms of where this might go with Matt Damon as Odysseus. Homer’s Odysseus is a complicated man, polytropos ... [But] Matt Damon in the film is traumatized Jason Bourne."2/3
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Derek Thompson: "I talked to famed translator Emily Wilson about Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, in a wide-ranging conversation about shifting norms of translation, the strangeness of Homer's world, and the online discourse about the movie Here's what she said about the film:
- "It is a big spectacle, and it is a fun time at the movies. My teenagers really loved it, and it was fun to go with my teenagers. It’s a fun summer action movie.""1/3
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Emily Wilson, traduttrice dell'Odissea, il cui lavoro è stato elogiato da Nolan, ha affermato che il suo film è grandioso ma superficiale
“The characters don’t have the kind of depth the Homeric characters have. I felt, ‘Do I really care if this guy gets back to his wife?’ You haven’t given me any reason to.”
#Omero #Nonal #EmilyWilson #arte #films #cinema #letteratura
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Famed ‘Odyssey’ Translator Rips Nolan’s Film: ” I Would Be Ashamed”
#News #ChristopherNolan #EmilyWilson #TheOdysseyhttps://deadline.com/2026/07/the-odyssey-translator-rips-nolan-film-1237004792/
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Dwie Odyseje
Na urlopie nie zajmuję się Chinami, ale od czasu do czasu będę wrzucał coś krótkiego „off topic”.
Obejrzałem “The Odyssey” Nolana i spodobała mi się. Gdybym musiał wybierać pewnie wolałbym „The Return” Pasoliniego, ale nie muszę wybierać. Mogą mi się podobać obydwie adaptacje.
https://wp.me/p3fv0T-isV #TheOdyssey #TheReturn #Odyseja #UbertoPasolini #ChristopherNolan #EmilyWilson #Homer #POLECANE
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“La Odisea” de Nolan y la importancia de la traducción, según especialista U. de Chile | vía #UChileRadio
#brendalópezsaiz #christophernolan #emilywilson #homero #laodisea #mattdamon #moiséssepúlveda #universidaddechile
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@rmblaber1956 Have you read #EmilyWilson's translation yet? High praise from #MadelineMiller (one of my favorite authors).
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¿Por qué La Odisea de Homero vuelve a arrasar en ventas con Nolan? #LaOdisea #ChristopherNolan #EmilyWilson #Homero #Literatura #Libros #Cine #MitologiaGriega #Cultura #MattDamon #Lectura #Estrenos #felizsabado #18dejulio
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[Financial Times]: Classicist Emily Wilson: ‘Odysseus is a different kind of conman’ By Alec Russell
The acclaimed translator who helped to inspire Christopher Nolan’s new film on the resonance of Homer’s epics — and which Greek hero Donald Trump most resembles
https://www.ft.com/content/3edbfdf4-cb20-4393-9d5d-ffc1dd241ca4?shareType=nongift
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Hey, uh... I'm already a bit entrenched in this subject, but something happened that makes me want to expand the offerings. Does anyone know of #liberal #catholic creators? Can be other #Christian too (#episcopal, #anglican #congregational #UnitarianUniversalist, #quaker are some other denoms I respect). I guess #EmilyWilson had said she doesn't care about immigrants or sex offense victims in a #Jubilee video, and I'm feeling betrayed and need to fill the void.
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‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson on Nolan’s New Movie
Photo: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey isn’t out for another few weeks, but don’t tell…
#NewsBeep #News #Celebrities #Books #CA #Canada #christopher-nolan #emilywilson #Entertainment #Movies #Q&A #TheOdyssey #vulturehomepagelede #vulturesectionlede
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Die ausser.curriculäre Kritik* an Emily Wilsons Odyssee-Übersetzung erschöpft sich also auf:
- Ich habe das aber bei [Übersetzung von Mann nach Wahl aus dem 19. oder frühen 20. Jahrhundert einsetzen] anders gelesen!
- Seit wann dürfen Frauen?
*Die Fachleute diskutieren, wie immer, um Details. Das ist vollkommen legitim und zu Verständnis fühend.
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‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson on Nolan’s New Movie
Photo: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey isn’t out for another few weeks, but don’t tell…
#NewsBeep #News #Celebrities #Books #ChristopherNolan #emilywilson #Entertainment #Movies #Q&A #TheOdyssey #UK #UnitedKingdom #vulturehomepagelede #vulturesectionlede
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‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson on Nolan’s New Movie
Photo: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey isn’t out for another few weeks, but don’t tell…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Celebrities #Books #ChristopherNolan #emilywilson #Entertainment #Movies #q&a #TheOdyssey #vulturehomepagelede #vulturesectionlede
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/721848/