Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature

"An enthralling and profoundly relevant book." -Salman Rushdie

"I adored reading these joyful, illuminating, and engrossing journeys through ancient literature." -Madeline Miller

From the most celebrated translator of our time comes a visionary exploration of how translation reshapes and enriches our understanding of the ancient world.

Drawing on twenty years of scholarship and translation experience, Emily Wilson-renowned translator of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad-explores the difficult choices ...