Emily Wilson

Emily Wilson is a Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences. She also holds the College for Women Class of 1963 Term Professorship in the Humanities and serves as Department Chair of Comparative Literature.

• Education: Ph.D. in Classics and Comparative Literature (Yale University, 2001), M.Phil. in English Renaissance Literature (Corpus Christi College Oxford, 1996), B.A. in Literae Humaniores (Balliol College Oxford, 1994).

Her research spans translation theory, classical myth, tragedy, epic poetry, poetics, literature-philosophy intersections, Renaissance reception of antiquity, gender studies, and genre analysis. She has taught courses on Greek/Roman mythology, ancient drama, Virgil, Homer, and translation practices.

Wilson's recent publications focus on Homeric epics, Greek tragedy, and Roman philosophy. Her translations emphasize bridging ancient texts with modern literary sensibilities. Awards include the Charles Bernheimer Prize (2003) for her work on tragic overliving.

• Scientific Awards: Charles Bernheimer Prize (2003).

Her work intersects literary theory, classical philology, and comparative approaches to ancient-modern dialogue.