{"product_id":"crossing-the-wine-dark-sea-emily-wilson","title":"Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea - Emily Wilson","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"product.info.description\" data-role=\"content\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-label-product.info.description\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJourneys through Ancient Literature. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/profilebooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wpallimport\/files\/PDFs\/9781805225850_preview.pdf\"\u003eRead an excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1701886941838_21874\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\" data-border-radii='{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}' data-block-type=\"2\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\" class=\"sqs-html-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmily Wilson reflects on the power of language to evolve our understanding of the past\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"full-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enthralling and profoundly relevant' Salman Rushdie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Joyful, illuminating and engaging ' Madeline Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterclass in translation' Blake Morrison, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do we give old words new voices? What must a translator lose - and what might she gain - when she moves between languages, bringing ancient stories to modern life?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmily Wilson has spent a lifetime wrestling with these questions: here, she invites us to consider the meaning and messages of translators from antiquity to today - and gives a wholly fresh insight into her own work on Homer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom shifting depictions of Helen of Troy to Cardi B and Athenian comedy, Han Kang's novels and Rome's love of Greek culture, Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea is a playful and fascinating voyage into the promise, possibility and constant renewal of classical literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" id=\"product-attribute-specs-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePages\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Pages\"\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publication Date\"\u003e2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publisher\"\u003eProfile Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"ISBN\"\u003e9781805225850\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Binding\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Author\"\u003eEmily Wilson\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Diavazo Greek Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57501724901758,"sku":"crossing the wine dark sea","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/7574\/2397\/files\/crossing-the-wine-dark-sea-emily-wilson-9092695.jpg?v=1780490952","url":"https:\/\/diavazo.co.uk\/products\/crossing-the-wine-dark-sea-emily-wilson","provider":"Diavazo Greek Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}