About the author
Emily Wilson is a classicist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania whose work moves between ancient literature, translation, and the later lives of classical texts. Her books include studies of tragedy, Socrates, and Seneca as well as essays for a broad literary audience.
Her verse translations of the Odyssey and Iliad combine formal pattern with direct English and extensive introductions and notes. Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea gathers essays on translation and reception, showing how ancient writing changes as new readers, languages, and political contexts claim it.
Where to start
Start with her Odyssey for translation in practice, Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea for essays on classical reception, or the Iliad for her larger and more recent Homeric project.
