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From the first woman to translate the Odyssey comes this new way into the world of Achilles that brought me to tears all over again
Predictably, the fact of a woman translating Homer so very successfully has troubled the occasional commentator who frets that some mighty quality of masculinity in the epic will be somehow compromised. But that’s a reductive view not just of the skill of translation but also of the epic itself.explores the hyper-masculine world of heroes with immense depth and richness, and Wilson conveys it all with unflinching vividness.
Her use of language and imagery makes it a visual experience too; one of glittering metal and flame, full of searing light so that we feel entirely transported to an alien, ancient and terrifying world.
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