In this interdisciplinary class, taught jointly by members of the Classical Languages Department and the English Department, we will read Homer's Odyssey in translation and then trace its afterlife from antiquity to the present day. The hero Odysseus is a "complicated man," as Emily Wilson renders the opening line of the epic - a husband who cheats on his wife, a leader who leaves his men behind, a father who barely knows his own son, a character whose story is ripe for re-examination with a fresh and critical eye. We will start by reading Emily Wilson's acclaimed new translation of The Odyssey and then jump to modern retellings that may include works of drama, poetry, cinema and fiction. The course will culminate in a final creative project that will allow students to speak back to Homer in their own voices. No previous knowledge of Latin or Greek is required or expected.