Two of the Island’s own have partnered to offer a one-person show about the timeless toll of war that is sure to set your ...

Homer‘s The Iliad is currently on Usha Vance’s reading list. JD Vance’s wife has frequently been spotted clutching Emily Wilson’s 2023 translation of the classic text while on the ...

A new translation of Homer's Iliad has just been published by Emily Wilson, who was the first woman to translate The Odyssey into English. The classicist and author Natalie Haynes talks to her ...

"The Iliad" is one of the foundational works of Western literature and thought. It’s an old story that continues to resonate in our time and has been given new life in a translation by ...

The Bronze Age Mycenaeans were an ancient civilization from the Greek mainland known for their impressive architecture, rich ...

But together they aptly describe Emily Wilson, whose new translation of Homer’s epic poem “The Iliad” is one of the most eagerly anticipated books of 2023. A professor of classical studies ...

Emily Wilson’s translation of the “Iliad” brings Homer’s great war story to rousing new life. By Natalie Haynes Natalie Haynes is the author, most recently, of the novel “Stone Blind ...

How did the Olympic Games set the stage for the world portrayed in Homer's Iliad? What important trend began in the eighth ...

In the world of The Iliad, emotions such as rage can lead to full-scale wars. Love can launch ships. It is an upside-down reality for my daughter because it lacks the niceties and ease that ...

Over the years, some 100 people have translated the entire “Iliad” into English. The latest of them, Emily Wilson, explains what different approaches to one key scene say about the original ...