Emily Wilson's translation of the Iliad
I was thrilled when Emily Wilson’s translation of the Odyssey appeared in recent years.
For a discussion of that translation and her bio—she is the daughter of AN Wilson, the biographer, and her mother, Katherine Duncan-Jones, was a eminent scolar of the Elizabthena era— see here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/09/18/emily-wilson-profile
Now, she has translated the Iliad. I have always loved the Iliad far more than the Odyssey. So I am very much looking forward to this new translation.
Below is a pic of what I cut my teeth on when a child, Barbara Leonie Picard’s (1917-2011) rendition: