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Last night, I finished reading *The Odyssey* …
and though I haven’t read other versions for comparison, Emily Wilson’s translation is *spectacular*. This is the one to get. The language is contemporary, clear, and brilliant.
All the way through, I found myself thinking about everyone who will be seeing Christopher Nolan’s film this summer.
Ancient as the story is, there is much that speaks directly to our time …
[a spoiler alert is unnecessary, after nearly 3,000 years]
it ends with Zeus hurling a thunderbolt, and the goddess Athena shouting “Stop this war!”
Hard to miss the point, these days …
The momentum of the final chapters was incredible.
I found myself thinking … “you know, I really hope that Nolan took the time to sit down with Quentin Tarantino for at least a drink and a chat …”
because there’s a climactic sequence that struck me as being pure Tarantino.
Still, I can’t wait to see how Nolan pulls this off;
I believe he will, and if he does, he has to be a shoo-in for Best Adapted Screenplay awards (among many others) –
as it’s a Herculean task. (I’m mixing my mythos.)
If you’ve put off reading Homer’s work because it’s a “classic,” or worried it would be dry or stuffy,
I can’t recommend Wilson’s achievement highly enough. It will add so much to your eventual experience in the theater.
I was *so* sorry when it ended, and there was no more to read … now I’m moving on to her translation of *The Iliad!*
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#LunchtimeReading : a long overdue revisit to Homer. I read The Odyssey back when I was doing Classical Studies (the only subject I ever won the school prize for).
Now reading Emily Wilson's rather superb, newer translation ahead of Nolan's upcoming film. Been meaning to read her acclaimed version, then saw Nolan name-check it in an interview, so it's time.
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Finished: as I read The Iliad
—we ALL read The Iliad.
That was fun. Violent, but fun.#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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Finished: as I read The Iliad
—we ALL read The Iliad.
That was fun. Violent, but fun.#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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Finished: as I read The Iliad
—we ALL read The Iliad.
That was fun. Violent, but fun.#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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Finished: as I read The Iliad
—we ALL read The Iliad.
That was fun. Violent, but fun.#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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Finished: as I read The Iliad
—we ALL read The Iliad.
That was fun. Violent, but fun.#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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A nice encapsulation by the translator, Emily Wilson, in the notes (p.710 referring to Niobe)
... but as a whole the poem, The Iliad, has "a magical beauty, [..] in [its] presentation of unending grief as both natural and divine, and of trauma as both limited and unlimited, both personal and universal.”
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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A nice encapsulation by the translator, Emily Wilson, in the notes (p.710 referring to Niobe)
... but as a whole the poem, The Iliad, has "a magical beauty, [..] in [its] presentation of unending grief as both natural and divine, and of trauma as both limited and unlimited, both personal and universal.”
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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A nice encapsulation by the translator, Emily Wilson, in the notes (p.710 referring to Niobe)
... but as a whole the poem, The Iliad, has "a magical beauty, [..] in [its] presentation of unending grief as both natural and divine, and of trauma as both limited and unlimited, both personal and universal.”
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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A nice encapsulation by the translator, Emily Wilson, in the notes (p.710 referring to Niobe)
... but as a whole the poem, The Iliad, has "a magical beauty, [..] in [its] presentation of unending grief as both natural and divine, and of trauma as both limited and unlimited, both personal and universal.”
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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A nice encapsulation by the translator, Emily Wilson, in the notes (p.710 referring to Niobe)
... but as a whole the poem, The Iliad, has "a magical beauty, [..] in [its] presentation of unending grief as both natural and divine, and of trauma as both limited and unlimited, both personal and universal.”
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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“The Fates gave humans an enduring heart.”
Excerpt From
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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“The Fates gave humans an enduring heart.”
Excerpt From
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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“The Fates gave humans an enduring heart.”
Excerpt From
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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“The Fates gave humans an enduring heart.”
Excerpt From
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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“The Fates gave humans an enduring heart.”
Excerpt From
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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“As in a dream, the chase goes on forever—
you never catch, you never get away—”Excerpt From
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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“As in a dream, the chase goes on forever—
you never catch, you never get away—”Excerpt From
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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“As in a dream, the chase goes on forever—
you never catch, you never get away—”Excerpt From
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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“As in a dream, the chase goes on forever—
you never catch, you never get away—”Excerpt From
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #books #bookstodon
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“Aeneas answered, “Son of Peleus,
you should not try to scare me like a child.
I am as good as you at giving speeches,
using insulting and unpleasant words.”Excerpt From
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #ClassicalLiterature #Books #bookstodon
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“So now,
all of you, turn and face the enemy,
and live or die in the caress of war.”Excerpt From
The Iliad
Homer & Emily Wilson#theiliad #homer #emilywilson #Books #ClassicalLiterature #bookstodon
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The Audiobook format truly comes into its own for epic poetry. #EmilyWilson's translation of #Homer's #Illiad sounds absolutely magnificent and riveting when someone like #AudraMcDonald reads it, no performs it, like a marathon one-person-show. And Wilson's intent in her translation to support the text's orality really shines. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ @bookstodon
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A few years ago the #EmilyWilson translation of The #Odyssey bowled me over and kept me absolutely riveted to the text. Not least the marvellous introduction she wrote for it. I couldn't wait for her #Illiad. And now here it is. @bookstodon
The Iliad (Sept 2023) — Emily Wilson
https://www.emilyrcwilson.com/the-iliad-sept-2023