Emily Wilson's Odyssey

"Oh, you've never read The Odyssey???"

Your timing is perfect. Emily Wilson's translation is the best one in literally ages, has that sweet iambic pentameter to give it a "bouncy" feel, & makes dudebros cry that the classic has "gone woke". pic.twitter.com/zN5uSPTJSY

— Librarian Mama (@hyuumanatees) December 26, 2024

It was published in 2017.  Why have so many people been talking about it this weekend?

Selected readings

• "Polytropos" (11/5/17)
• "Emily Wilson reads from her translation of 'The Iliad'" (10 months ago)