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 ...

"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 script serves up an exhaustive ... effacing downsizing of the title and the play’s short run time, “An Iliad” is no “The Iliad”-lite. The intense source material, its exalted ...

Greek mythology fans and history buffs can go back to where it all started with Emily Wilson’s brand-new translation of Homer’s ’The Iliad,’ the original story of Achilles and the Trojan War.

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 ...

Now, she continues to make what’s old new again with her translation of The Iliad, which she labored over for six years. Wilson’s spin on the battlefield saga centered on the Trojan conflict ...

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 ...

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 ...