About This Event
'Joyful, illuminating and engaging' MADELINE MILLER
Emily Wilson is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her translations ofThe OdysseyandThe Iliadwere critically acclaimed across the globe, and she is a regular contributor to theLondon Review of Books,theNew York Times,theNew Statesmanand theNation.
She joins us in November for her new bookCrossing the Wine-Dark Sea, an illuminating reflection on the power of language to evolve our understanding of the past.
How do we give old words new voices? What must a translator lose - and what might she gain - when she moves between languages, bringing ancient stories to modern life?
Emily Wilson has spent a lifetime wrestling with these questions: here, she invites us to consider the meaning and messages of translators from antiquity to today - and gives a wholly fresh insight into her own work on Homer.
Dates: 25th Nov 26, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: The Citadel (York City Church), Gillygate, York YO31 7EA
Categories: Festivals, Tours & Guides, Entertainment, Family Friendly, Great Outdoors
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Contact: Phone: 01904 313626