What Emily Wilson has said about Odyssey
1 quote · 1 episode · Jul 12, 2026
Emily Wilson, Classicist and translator, the first woman to translate Homer's Odyssey into English, has been quoted on Odyssey once in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on July 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Wilson argues the Odyssey is not merely a children's adventure story but a psychologically deep work about grief, rage and loss.
“It's not just a kid's adventure story. It also has so much to say about these really deep questions about grief and rage and loss and whether full recovery or going back in time is ever possible”
The Daily: What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything. (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 5:18
Episodes
What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything.The Daily · Jul 12, 2026 · 51 min
Natalie Kitroeff talks with translator Emily Wilson and novelist Madeline Miller about the Odyssey ahead of Christopher Nolan's film adaptation.
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