Tag: odyssey

Odysseus Came Home to Ithaca. Unless, of Course, Ithaca Was Really Kefalonia

Odysseus spent ten years trying to get home. Nearly three thousand years later, while audiences debate Christopher Nolan’s casting choices

August 1, 2026

While the Critics Nitpick, Christopher Nolan Is Sending the World Back to Homer

The global blockbuster is selling Greek books, inspiring language study, launching university courses and sending travelers toward Greece—all while placing

July 28, 2026

Emily Wilson Helped Inspire Nolan’s ‘Odyssey.’ Her Verdict on the Film Is Brutal

The acclaimed Homer translator says Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster is visually overwhelming but emotionally and intellectually shallow—even as audiences around the

July 28, 2026

Emily Wilson’s ‘Odyssey’ Surges Up Bestseller Lists as Nolan Sends Readers Back to Homer

The acclaimed translator’s modern rendering of Homer has sold more than one million copies and is finding a vast new

July 22, 2026

Odyssey Mania: 12 Books to Read Before You See Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Film

For nearly 3,000 years, Odysseus has been trying to get home. His journey from Troy to Ithaca—through shipwrecks, monsters, sorceresses,

July 15, 2026

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