Emily Wilson

Emily Wilson is an associate professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her most recent book is The Death of Socrates: Hero, Villain, Chatterbox, Saint (Harvard).

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  • Bright Oblivion

    July 1, 2008

    A new translation of Sophocles' Ajax derives chilling power from its infidelity to the original text.

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