Rate Professor Emily Wilson

Academic Background

B.A., Oxford University; Ph.D., Yale University.

Research Interests

Classical literature, especially Greek poetry and drama; translation of ancient texts; reception of classics in modern literature.

Appointments

Professor of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania; previously Professor at the University of St Andrews and Johns Hopkins University.

Awards

National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Award; Guggenheim Fellowship.

Publications

• The Odyssey, translation, W.W. Norton, 2017.
• Seneca: A Life, University of Chicago Press, 2014.
• The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca, Oxford University Press, 2014.

Additional Contributions

MacArthur Fellow; frequent public lecturer on classics and translation.