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‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster

Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superficial with ‘nothing convincing to say’

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Emily Wilson, the classicist whose 2017 translation of Homer’s Odyssey was cited by Christopher Nolan in early publicity for his hugely successful adaptation of the poem, has roundly criticised the film, saying “it has nothing convincing to say” and that it “lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth”.

‘The Odyssey’ Translator Cited by Nolan Trashes Film: “I Would Be Ashamed”

Acclaimed 'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson opens fire on Nolan's hit epic — from an "abysmal" script to lack of sex scenes.

Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey has won over critics and audiences while breaking box office records for Universal.

Wilson is an acclaimed translator of Homer’s epic poemsThe Iliad and The Odyssey, and her opening sentence to the latter (“Tell me about a complicated man”) was previously cited by Nolan.

But her review of the film for the London Review of Books was so scathing that it’s going viral, and the publication’s website appeared to go down early on Monday.

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