Odyssey (Emily Wilson translation)

The Odyssey is a 2017 translation of Homer's Odyssey by British American classicist Emily Wilson. It was published by W. W. Norton & Company. Wilson's translation is the first complete published translation of the Homeric Greek by a woman into English.

Wilson, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, preserved the original Homeric Greek’s line count and reflected its traditional dactylic hexameter by employing the traditional English iambic pentameter meter. Her translation uses simple syntax in modern English.

Critical reception was positive. Charlotte Higgins described it as a "cultural landmark." Reviewers praised Wilson's fresh interpretation and her representation of the poem's female characters. Many critics said Wilson's translation corrected anachronistic or euphemistic language used by other translators. The language and storytelling were commended and its meter was widely described as musical. Some critics highlighted the poem's accessibility compared to previous translations while others felt Wilson deviated too far from the original text.