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An Epic Translation for a Modern Audience

An Epic Translation for a Modern Audience

FromThe Assignment with Audie Cornish


An Epic Translation for a Modern Audience

FromThe Assignment with Audie Cornish

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Sep 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How do you take a story everyone thinks they know, and look at it through a new lens? What role – if any – does the identity of the translator play in the retelling of a story? And what is it like telling your own story after spending much of your career interpreting – and being interpreted by – others? 
This week, Audie chats with Emily Wilson. Wilson is the translator of Homeric epics like “The Odyssey.” She is a professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and a frequent subject of headlines and stories herself. Her translation of The Iliad came out September 26. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
Released:
Sep 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Fiery Twitter threads and endless news notifications never capture the full story. Each week on The Assignment, host Audie Cornish pulls listeners out of their digital echo chambers to hear from the people who live the headlines. From the sex work economy to the battle over what’s taught in classrooms, no topic is off the table. Listen to The Assignment every Thursday.