Mary Beard on The Odyssey and How Empires Fall – Stateside with Kai and Carter | odyssey
Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation of The Odyssey is a smash hit, earning $264 million in its opening weekend. But renowned classicist Mary Beard told host Carter Sherman that while Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poem comes with plenty of action-packed battle scenes, the film is missing the “elusive sensuality” of the original —