Join Tutor, Alissa Simon, on May 18 for a seminar hosted by Emily Wilson on the Iliad.
In this four-part virtual seminar, Emily Wilson leads a close reading of The Iliad in her acclaimed translation. Across four sessions, you’ll read the entire epic together, exploring the historical and oral traditions behind the epic, the challenges and choices of translation, narrative structure, poetic devices, gender, heroism, and mortality.
This seminar is designed for active engagement, with space for discussion, reflection, and careful attention to the text.
Click here to register: Emily Wilson on the Iliad | Academy of American Poets