Joyce Carol Oates Defends 'Odyssey' Against Translator's Viral Slam
Celebrated author Joyce Carol Oates has weighed in to defend 'Odyssey' against a translator's viral criticism, which she described as using the "crude language of MAGA folks."
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Joyce Carol Oates Defends ‘The Odyssey’ and Slams Translator for Scathing Review: ‘Speaks in the Crude Language of MAGA Folks’
Author Joyce Carol Oates came to the defense of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” after translator Emily Wilson wrote a viral review attacking the film. “Rather than disagreeing with interpretations of Homer in a collegial manner, this person, who has benefited enormously from Nolan’s film, speaks in the crude language of MAGA folks attacking someone with […]
By Jack Dunn
Read full article →Joyce Carol Oates Defends ‘Odyssey’ Against Translator’s Viral Slam: “Crude Language of MAGA Folks”
The celebrated author weighs in on Christopher Nolan's film: "No reason why Nolan, or anyone else, should not re-imagine/re-envision a classical hero."
By James Hibberd
Read full article →Joyce Carol Oates Defends Christopher Nolan & ‘The Odyssey’ Against Emily Wilson, Other Critics
Emily Wilson, Joyce Carol Oates would like a word. The former, who is responsible for what is probably the most popular translation of The Odyssey, was deeply critical of Christopher Nolan’s film in a recent piece she wrote for the London Review of Books. Wilson summed up her feelings with, “I would be ashamed to have written […]
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