Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys through Ancient Literature by Emily Wilson Groundswell Speaker 2024

Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys through Ancient Literature by Emily Wilson Groundswell Speaker 2024How do we give old words new voices? What must a translator lose and might she gain when she moves between languages, bringing ancient stories to modern life? Reflecting on the inspiration, interpretation and (mis)appropriation of words from Antiquity to today, Emily Wilson invites us to explore the translator's art and mind and gives a wholly fresh insight into the joys and quandaries of her own work. From Athenian comedy and Rome's love of Greek

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Publication: 20 Jul 2023

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rather than solitary civilisations

Strangers and Intimates traces the dramatic emergence of private life

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