Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys through Ancient Literature
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How do we give old words new voices? What must a translator lose - and what might she gain - when she moves between languages, bringing ancient stories to modern life?
Emily Wilson has spent a lifetime wrestling with these questions: here, she invites us to consider the meaning and messages of translators from antiquity to today - and gives a wholly fresh insight into her own work on Homer. From shifting depictions of Helen of Troy to Cardi B and Athenian comedy, Han Kang's novels and Rome's love of Greek culture, Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea is a playful and fascinating voyage into the promise, possibility and constant renewal of classical literature.
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- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288 pages
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Published: 04 June 2026
- Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 23 mm
- ISBN: 9781805225850
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