Joyce Carol Oates Defends Christopher Nolan & ‘The Odyssey’ Against Emily Wilson, Other Critics

Source: deadline.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:39:54 GMT

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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