Event Lectures and Symposia Ancient Wisdom, New Translations: Emily Wilson's "The Iliad" and M.A.R. Habib's Qur'an
Date and Location
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When: Saturday, August 24, 2024
4:10 pm - 5:10 pm EDT
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Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center - West Salon GHI (Street Level, South Building)
801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, DC 20001
Part of National Book Festival ; 2024 National Book Festival
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Despite advancements in tech and medicine, we keep confronting the same old problems — such as war and xenophobia — around the globe. What can the ancients teach us? Join M.A.R. Habib and Emily Wilson as they talk about how they approached translating old texts into English versions of “The Iliad” and the Qur’an, for readers to appreciate anew. Moderated by Clay Smith.