Joyce Carol Oates defends ‘The Odyssey’ and criticizes the translator for scathing criticism: ‘He speaks in the crude language of MAGA people’0

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• July 30, 2026

Author Joyce Carol Oates came to the defense of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” after translator Emily Wilson wrote a viral review attacking the film. “Instead of collegially disagreeing with Homer’s interpretations, this person, who has benefited greatly from Nolan’s film, speaks in the raw language of the MAGA crowd attacking someone with ideas that differ