Miloš Jovanović on Nostr: Kristen Patterson writes beautifully about Emily Wilson’s new translation of the ...

Kristen Patterson writes beautifully about Emily Wilson’s new translation of the Iliad and the controversies surrounding it. She contends with the continuing appeal of Ancient Greece as an artifact of “past glory”, arriving (via LeGuin!!!) to the lasting meaning we find in these stories. Meaning which Wilson’s more accessible translation brings out.

Recommended morning read.

https://www.tor.com/2023/12/04/wilsons-iliad-and-le-guins-battle-between-good-and-evil-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-sword/?utm_source=exacttarget&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_term=tordotcom-tordotcomnewsletter&utm_content=na-readblog-blogpost&utm_campaign=tordotcom&e=a310fd4608eaf25b9573f8340d35f053d09a8a79e48b6c18e9948f649fcfc834

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