Landmark: The Odyssey
Amit Chaudhuri, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Daniel Mendelsohn and Emily Wilson join Philip Dodd to explore translating, rewriting and using Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr's epic work to frame a memoir.
Amit Chaudhuri, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Daniel Mendelsohn and Emily Wilson join Philip Dodd to explore translating, rewriting and using Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr's epic work to frame a memoir.
Emily Wilson has published a new translation of The Odyssey
Daniel Mendelsohn has written An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and An Epic
Karen McCarthy Woolf wrote Nightshift as part of a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4's Odyssey Project which commissioned ten writers to create a contemporary response. Her most recent collection is called Seasonal Disturbances.
Amit Chaudhuri has written a novel called Odysseus Abroad which draws on The Odyssey by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr and James Joyce's novel, Ulysses.
The discussion also mentions The Odyssey translated by Robert Fitzgerald
Producer: Zahid Warley
Main Image: Odysseus and the Sirens, detail. Photo by: Leemage / UIG via Getty Images.
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Podcast: Landmark: The Odyssey
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Philip Dodd |
| Interviewed Guest | Amit Chaudhuri |
| Interviewed Guest | Karen McCarthy Woolf |
| Interviewed Guest | Daniel Mendelsohn |
| Interviewed Guest | Emily Wilson |
| Producer | Zahid Warley |
Broadcast
- Tue 9 Jan 2018 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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