Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature by Wilson. Emily
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In Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea, acclaimed classicist and translator Emily Wilson takes readers on a lively journey through ancient Greek and Roman literature while exploring the challenges of bringing works from the distant past into the present.
Drawing on two decades of scholarship, teaching, and translation, Wilson considers the choices every translator must make and how those choices shape our understanding of ancient texts. Her essays range from Helen of Troy and the comedy of Aristophanes to Roman adaptations of Greek works and debates over whether translations should feel familiar or preserve the strangeness of their originals.
Accessible even to readers without a background in classics, this collection examines how ideas about gender, sexuality, violence, humor, and power influence the way ancient literature is read today. It is both an introduction to Greek and Roman writing and an inside look at the art of literary translation.
- Title: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature
- Author: Emily Wilson
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 288
- Publisher: Liveright
- Publication Date: September 1, 2026
- Genre: Classics / Literary Criticism / Translation
- ISBN: 9781324099406
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