Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://eevb.net/video/bEPWL4OGbyW.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter In her translation of ‘The Odyssey,’ Emily Wilson aimed for ‘a crystalline clarity’ [yoZwgKaEPvi] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT In 2017, Emily Wilson became the first woman to translate Homer’s The Odyssey into English – more than three millennia after the epic’s inception. In the second installment of our Back to School series, Wilson talks with NPR’s Lauren Frayer about how she approached aspects of her translation, including social hierarchies and Homeric epithets. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday See pcm.adswizz.com ( for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy ( q2qbSn7x9V1 rnwWwnsXMjZ cgg3PtqOvqW B53ARjNElVC mI44BgSuQaM
In 2017, Emily Wilson became the first woman to translate Homer’s The Odyssey into English – more than three millennia after the epic’s inception. In the second installment of our Back to School series, Wilson talks with NPR’s Lauren Frayer about how she approached aspects of her translation, including social hierarchies and Homeric epithets. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday See pcm.adswizz.com ( for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy ( q2qbSn7x9V1 rnwWwnsXMjZ cgg3PtqOvqW B53ARjNElVC mI44BgSuQaM