Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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In this Big Think video, scholar and author Mary Beard talks about her excitement for Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey and why it’s a difficult work to translate. “[The Odyssey] is the most complicated postmodern epic you could ever imagine.”
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | Mary Beard | Big Think | Homer | The Odyssey | epic | film adaptation -
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey is a film adaptation of Homer’s epic poem chronicling the journey and adventures of the legendary Greek king of Ithaca as he returns home after the Trojan War. Starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong’o, and Zendaya, the film is set to be released on July 17, 2026.
Tags: Poetry | The Odyssey | Homer | movie trailer | film adaptation | 2026 -
In this 2023 London Review of Books event, Emily Wilson reads from and discusses her translation of The Iliad by Homer, published in September by Norton, and how she wishes to present Homer to a new generation in a conversation with classicist and historian Edith Hall. Passages from Wilson’s translation are also read by actors Tobias Menzies and Juliet Stevenson.
Tags: Poetry | Translation | Emily Wilson | Homer | The Iliad | London Review of Books | Edith Hall | Greek | discussion | reading | 2023
