Translated by Johanna Hanink Abstract: An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides’s History that takes readers to the heart of his profound insights on diplomacy, foreign policy, and war Why…
By Caroline Alexander Thought to be the first major translation of the Iliad by a woman, this translation of Homer’s epic has been praised for its precision and power. Published 2016 by HarperCollins
Translated by Pamela Mensch, edited by James Miller Abstract: Lives and the Eminent Philosophers of Diogenes Laertius is a crucial source for much of what we know about the origins of philosophy in Greece. The work…
Translated by Emily Wilson Abstract: This vivid new translation the first by a woman matches the number of lines in the Greek original, striding at Homer’s sprightly pace. Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant…