Description:
"An enthralling and profoundly relevant book." --Salman Rushdie
"I adored reading these joyful, illuminating, and engrossing journeys through ancient literature." --Madeline Miller
From the most celebrated translator of our time comes a visionary exploration of how translation reshapes and enriches our understanding of the ancient world.
Brief description: Emily Wilson is a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been named a fellow of the American Academy in Rome, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a MacArthur Fellow. In addition to Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, she has also published translations of Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca. She lives in Philadelphia.
Review Quotes: Having embarked on an Odyssey of her own, Wilson considers the perils and prejudices of translating the classics . . . [an] engaging investigation into the translator's art.--Chris Power "Observer"