classicist
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The ire stems from a biting 4,200-word takedown of “The Odyssey” penned by classicist Wilson, who translated Homer’s poem in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
A 2017 translation by British-American classicist Emily Wilson of the millennia-old mythological tale has been flying off the shelves at a similarly increased rate.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
By the late-19th century, “Grub Street” had become a generic term for ambitious, worldly—and mostly talentless—writers, everything the classicist Gissing abhorred.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
The experience apparently alienated McClery, who found the righteous path under the tutelage of the classicist Allan Greenberg, the only designer born in the 20th century that McClery counts among his influences.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025
Nick Hammond, the classicist head tutor at Clare, painted a much rosier outlook for their foreign research students.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
