Homerathon 2023: reviving ancient texts and weighing their shortcomings
The UA Campus was buzzing as usual on Nov. 8, save for a two-peaked tent where classicistscradled the spine of Homer’s “Odyssey.” In 10-minute increments, they completed a non-stop 11-hour reading of this ancient poem —translated by Emily Wilson — at a volume so intimate you had to tuck under the tent to hear it.The…