The Archive Project - Portland Arts and Lectures - Emily Wilson

The Archive Project - Portland Arts and Lectures - Emily Wilson

“A translation, just like an original work of art, needs to have its own vision. And you need to have the humility to know that you can’t do everything. You have to commit to your own vision.” -Emily WilsonEmily Wilson was cast as Athena in a stage production of “The Odyssey” at the age of eight. It turned out to be a defining moment in her life, that ultimately set her on a course of decades of passionate and devoted study. Her 2018 translation…