classicist
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Emily Wilson, the classicist who in a review eviscerated Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” isn’t done with Homer’s epic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
A 2017 translation by British-American classicist Emily Wilson of the millennia-old mythological tale has been flying off the shelves at a similarly increased rate.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Nadira Goffe interviewed a classicist about the significance of casting Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and argues that the controversy over her appearance misses the point.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Ms. Kuin, a classicist at the University of Virginia, presents many of them in “Diogenes: The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary Philosophy of the Original Cynic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
The honor of that fell to Edward Everett, a distinguished classicist then regarded as one of the greatest orators America had ever seen—now, all but forgotten.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
