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Velshi Banned Book Club: Homer's 'The Odyssey' with Emily Wilson
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August 1, 2026
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11:43Now PlayingClassicist Emily Wilson is the first woman to translate Homer's epic "The Odyssey" into English. She says there is value in revisiting ancient texts to let "antiquity to challenge modernity." She gave Christopher Nolan's new film adaptation a scathing review and is "baffled" by the reaction to it.
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