‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson: Nolan should've hired a screenwriter

Renowned classics scholar Emily Wilson caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's ‘The Odyssey’ went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again. She spoke with Dave Davies about trolls, tattoos, and why she balks at her work being categorized as “feminist.” <br/><br/>Subscribe to our free weekly <a href="https://support.whyy.org/page/39306/subscribe/1"target="_blank"   >newsletter</a> <br>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nprfreshair/"target="_blank"   >Instagram</a> <br>Subscribe to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thisisfreshair"target="_blank"   >YouTube channel</a> <br>Check out the <a href="https://freshairarchive.org/"target="_blank"   >Fresh Air Archives</a><br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>