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Emily Wilson to retranslate the Odyssey from scratch

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/01/emily-wilson-to-retranslate-the-odyssey-from-scratch-christopher-nolan
7•mdp2021•1h ago

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__warlord__•32m ago
Is this what is called piggybacking?
theodric•21m ago
The story states that her retranslation predates the movie, and goes on to explain that it is common for translators to revisit their work, and also that the new version does not have a publication date and is about half done. The world will have well and truly forgotten about Nolan's Odyssey by the time V2 ships.

So no, I don't think it's fair to call this piggybacking.

TonyStr•8m ago
I haven't had the pleasure of reading Wilson's translation yet, but it's good to see that she's trying to improve her work. One of the major criticisms leveled against her is the overuse of the word "slave", which is very loaded in today's vocabulary. There were many different types of unfree work, and attitudes toward them would be very different from today. Grouping them all into slaves would definitely remove a lot of nuance. Really nice to see that she is working on this problem; I think she will be respected a lot more if she solves it.
throwfaraway135•1m ago
I see that translators need to take some liberties when translating something from ancient Greek to modern English, but at what point does it become an interpretation instead of a translation.

Being Nolans "source" for the Odyssey which butchered the original story doesn't help either.

What's funny you can't sell Feta or Parmesan if it's not within some strict limits but you can butcher one of the most important text for the Geeks (or even the Word) and still call it the Odyssey.

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