CROSSING THE WINE-DARK SEA

Emily Wilson reflects on the power of language to evolve our understanding of the past 'Enthralling and profoundly relevant' Salman Rushdie 'Joyful, illuminating and engaging ' Madeline Miller 'A masterclass in translat ion' Blake Morrison, Guardian 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 message...[Read more]