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β€˜Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson: Nolan should’ve hired a screenwriter

πŸ“Ί Fresh Air πŸ• July 29, 2026 at 10:31 AM
πŸ“ Source based in: World β€Ί Northern Hemisphere β€Ί North America β€Ί United States

Keeps playing with the screen off. The episode is played from Fresh Air’s own podcast host.

Renowned classics scholar Emily Wilson caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan’s β€˜The Odyssey’ went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she’s translating the poem again. She spoke with Dave Davies about trolls, tattoos, and why she balks at her work being categorized as β€œfeminist.” 

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