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Emily Wilson’s Pan of ‘The Odyssey’ Ignites a Debate Among Classicists and Commenters

Friday, July 31, 2026


Emily Wilson, who translated Homer's Odyssey in 2017, published an essay in The London Review of Books criticizing a screenplay for a film adaptation of the work. According to Wilson's publication, director Christopher Nolan was influenced by her 2017 translation.

Original reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/arts/the-odyssey-emily-wilson-christopher-nolan.html

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