What Emily Wilson has said about Telemachus
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 Telemachus 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 says the first four books dwell on Telemachus's isolation, and his journey to manhood arguably remains incomplete once Odysseus returns.
“the son's journey to manhood, which is arguably a not fully complete journey because Odysseus comes back and then Odysseus is the man”
The Daily: What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything. (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 38:28
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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