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The Odyssey by Stephen Fry Book Review: Homer Retold for the Nolan Generation
The Odyssey by Stephen Fry Book Review: Christopher Nolan's Odyssey hits theaters July 17, 2026, and if you want to walk into that movie with the full emotional architecture of Homer's poem in your head, Stephen Fry's The Odyssey is the retelling to read. I am giving my full review of Homer's original elsewhere on this site. This review is about what Fry does to it, for it, and with it.
Luke Stoffel
3 min read
The Odyssey (Emily Wilson Translation) Book Review: Three Thousand Years Old and It Finally Sounds Alive
The Odyssey (Emily Wilson Translation) Book Review: Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey is the first into English by a woman, and the moment you start reading — or listening — you understand why that matters. Not because of gender politics, though those are relevant, but because Wilson makes choices that centuries of male translators never thought to make, and those choices crack the poem open.
Luke Stoffel
2 min read
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