Tag Archives: translation

Anne Carson and Sappho

Posted on October 8, 2026 by admin

I was thrilled to see that Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature today. To be honest, I know her mostly from the pages of the New York Review of Books over the years. Her essays are polymathic explorations … Continue reading →

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Whose Odyssey is This?

Posted on August 7, 2026 by admin

I went to see Nolan’s Odyssey. And let’s get real here: it is Nolan’s Odyssey just as Emily Wilson’s Odyssey is hers, and Fagle’s is his. I did not go to the movie expecting a “faithful” translation of what we … Continue reading →

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