Sunday Daily Examines 3,000-Year-Old Odyssey Ahead of July 17 Nolan Film

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 12

Natalie Kitroeff’s latest Sunday Daily episode centers on why Homer’s roughly 3,000-year-old, 12,000-line Odyssey still resonates as Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation nears release.
Emily Wilson — the first woman to translate the Odyssey from ancient Greek — and novelist Madeline Miller discuss the epic’s enduring power through their modern retellings of Greek classics.
The conversation lands as Nolan’s The Odyssey opens Friday, with online debate over his interpretation already building before audiences see the film.
That timing underscores how a new Hollywood adaptation is turning an ancient poem into a broader cultural event again.