"I had an aged Volvo once (this is not irrelevant), and I was on holiday in Ireland in the summer, as I usually am, and the boot — which you call the trunk — jammed. I went in to the local garage man in my Kerry village and said, “I suppose I should take it to a Volvo dealer.” … Continue reading No Special Magic
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Emily Wilson on Translations and Language – Conversations with Tyler
"I think Homer is psychologically truthful and ethically helpful. The whole question about, 'Is it literature’s job or poetry’s job to train a politician?' — I’m not sure that’s quite the right way to see it. By inhabiting worldviews which aren’t our own, we can grow in some way, which doesn’t necessarily have to be, 'I agree … Continue reading Emily Wilson on Translations and Language – Conversations with Tyler
