It evokes, beautifully, the sky’s subtle changes at first light: how the colors phase in mildly, almost imperceptibly, the way a piece of white paper might blush if you rubbed it with a flower. “When early Dawn revealed her rose-red hands.” “The early Dawn was born her fingers bloomed.” My favorite rendering is “Soon Dawn appeared and touched the sky with roses.” It is so wonderfully delicate. "Rosy-fingered dawn, in this new version, takes on many minor variations. The New York Times (March 15, 2018) "New Sentences: From Emily Wilson’s Translation of the ‘Odyssey’ " by Sam Anderson It is a brisk, lively, often magical, version of the ancient epic that captures its enduring appeal and urgency."
Hers is the Odyssey my students will read from now on. “ … an amazing achievement, a thrill to read, and the best English translation. The audiobook as read by Claire Danes is available on .īryn Mawr Classical Review (October 28, 2018) “The Odyssey” by Corinne Pache
THE ODYSSEY SUMMARY FULL
In addition to the full text translation, introduction, footnotes, and book summaries, the NCE includes: contextual materials including sources and analogues by Homer, Sappho, Pindar, and others critical essays addressing key topics essential to the study of the Odyssey a glossary and a list of suggested further readings.įind the Odyssey at a local bookstore near you. The Odyssey is available as a volume in the Norton Library (ISBN: 978-0-7) and as a Norton Critical Edition (ISBN: 978-7-0), edited by Professor Wilson. The New York Times named Wilson’s translation as one of its 100 notable books of 2018.
Written in iambic pentameter verse, Emily Wilson's Odyssey is a lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life.
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