Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature
Wilson describes herself, half-jokingly, as a pedant, and when translators don’t come up to scratch or critics miss the point she’s tough-minded, not to say scathing ... Gatekeeping isn’t Wilson’s style ... Fascinating.
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Wilson is reliably alert to cultural nuance and complexity – not least our own – and does an impressive job of transfusing a classical scholar’s knowledge into the liveliness and uncondescending intelligence of good critical writing.
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Erudite and lively ... Anyone who's been exposed to Wilson's work will learn much from the insights of these essays and will hope her journey as a trusted guide through this distant world continues.
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