The Odyssey and the Other
What the epic can teach about encounters with strangers abroad and at home
The First Woman to Translate the ‘Odyssey’ Into English
The classicist Emily Wilson has given Homer’s epic a radically contemporary voice.
An Illustrated Homage to ‘D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths’
George O’Connor revisits the classic graphic tome of Greek mythology.
The Healing Power of Greek Tragedy
Do plays written centuries ago have the power to heal modern day traumas? A new project raises the curtain on...
Review: "An Odyssey"
"An Odyssey" is, all at once, a beautiful personal narrative and literary interpretation by Daniel Mendelsohn, a classicist at Bard College....
The Odyssey’s Millennia-Old Model of Mentorship
Homer’s epic provides an early example of enlightened guidance that’s still relevant thousands of years later.
How to read a Latin poem –
I have just spent the day at the Cheltenham Literary Festival, doing two gigs. The first was chairing a discussion...
Some People Just Don’t Like The Odyssey
In Daniel Mendelsohn's new memoir, the act of reading Homer tests a father-son relationship.
A Father, a Son and an Epic Journey
A seminar on Homer’s “Odyssey” is audited by a very special student. Willard Spiegelman reviews “An Odyssey” by Daniel Mendelsohn....
