Emily Wilson Announces New Translation of Homer's Odyssey

Emily Wilson, the classicist who became the first woman to translate Homer's "The Odyssey" into English, is undertaking a complete retranslation of the epic poem less than a decade after her acclaimed 2017 version became a bestseller. Wilson announced the project in a statement on August 28, 2026, describing it as a fresh start rather than a revision of her earlier work. The new translation will be published by WW Norton, the same house that released her original version, which has sold more than one million copies.