Articles from March 2026

 Dr. Emily Wilson speaks in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber during a talk on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Wilson was the first woman to translate The Odyssey, and gave a lecture on the intricacies of translation. After the talk, she signed books in the Old Capitol hallway. (Ava Neumaier / The Daily Iowan)

Distinguished classicist and “The Odyssey” translator Emily Wilson visits UI

Friday, March 13, 2026
Emily Wilson, Ph.D., a distinguished classicist, professor, and author working as the department Chair of Classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, visited the University of Iowa on March 12 to discuss her approach to retranslating Homeric poems. Through her work, Wilson has completed English retranslations of both “The Odyssey” and the “The Iliad,” in 2017 and 2023, respectively.