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A review by kenbooky
The Odyssey by Homer
5.0
THE ODY-✨USSY✨
Emily Wilson really popped off with this one. Celebrated for being one of the first well-known female translations (which by the way I HATE) like we don’t say well-known male translators but whatever. Wilson brings up some significant points about marriage, motherhood, and slavery and perhaps their commonalities!?! Wilson’s translation highlights the language and positive connotations for duty bound characters. Her brevity doesn’t necessarily mimic Homer’s but more so draws attention to the stylistic clarity and punctuation. Also noteworthy, Wilson made her Odyssey match the same number of lines as the original. An impressive feat most translators choose to overlook.
Emily Wilson really popped off with this one. Celebrated for being one of the first well-known female translations (which by the way I HATE) like we don’t say well-known male translators but whatever. Wilson brings up some significant points about marriage, motherhood, and slavery and perhaps their commonalities!?! Wilson’s translation highlights the language and positive connotations for duty bound characters. Her brevity doesn’t necessarily mimic Homer’s but more so draws attention to the stylistic clarity and punctuation. Also noteworthy, Wilson made her Odyssey match the same number of lines as the original. An impressive feat most translators choose to overlook.