Oates backs Nolan, critiques Wilson's Odyssey takedown
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Joyce Carol Oates publicly backs Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey adaptation and criticizes translator Emily Wilson for her viral takedown, arguing that translations are subjective and Wilson spoke in dismissive, politically charged terms; Wilson’s London Review of Books critique—quoted by Nolan as inspiration—went viral after Nolan cited Wilson’s translation, and Wilson’s edition saw a sales spike, underscoring the ongoing debate over how Homer should be rendered in modern media.
Topics:entertainment#christopher-nolan#emily-wilson#entertainment-and-arts#joyce-carol-oates#odyssey#translation
- Joyce Carol Oates goes to battle for 'Odyssey,' takes aim at translator Emily Wilson’s viral review Los Angeles Times
- 'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson says Nolan shouldn't have written the movie himself NPR
- As a Classicist, I’ve Defended Emily Wilson’s Odyssey Translation. I Can’t Defend Her Review of Nolan’s Movie. Slate
- Joyce Carol Oates Defends ‘Odyssey’ Against Translator’s Viral Slam: “Crude Language of MAGA Folks” The Hollywood Reporter
- 'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson rips apart film, says she'd be 'ashamed to have written' script Los Angeles Times
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