3,000 years of The Iliad

Constance Grady, a culture writer at Vox, is joined by Emily Wilson to discuss her bestselling translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey. They unpack the buzz surrounding them and the significance of The Iliad today. 

Host: Constance Grady, (@constancegrady), culture writer, Vox

Guest: Emily Wilson, classics professor and translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey

References: 

The Iliad by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (W.W. Norton, 2023)

The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (W.W. Norton, 2018) 

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• Engineer: Patrick Boyd
• Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: A.M. Hall

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