Department of Classical Studies
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 - 6:00pm
Kelly Writers House (3805 Locust Walk)
Emily Wilson will read from and discus her line-for-line iambic pentameter version of the epic poem, the first English translation by a woman. It has been called “a lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s 'nimble gallop' and brings an ancient epic to new life.”