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The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Canongate U.S.

Tonight I am thinking of Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad, a book I read just prior to Kundera's Identity. The Penelopiad presents Penelope as a clever, witty and opinionated woman – for example, when she encounters Odysseus in disguise and recognises him immediately:. Title: The Penelopiad Author: Margaret Atwood Pages: 196. The all-female cast is attempting to bring to the stage an adaptation of the Greek myth of Penelope, wife of Odysseus, as retold by Margaret Atwood in her 2005 novel, The Penelopiad. Summary: For Penelope, wife of Odysseus, maintaining a kingdom while her husband fights in the Trojan war is not a simple business. Cover of "The Penelopiad: The Myth of Pen. A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood. One of my favourites in this genre is Margaret Atwood's 2005 novella The Penelopiad. Already aggravated that he has been lured away due to the shocking behaviour of It was an interesting take on the myth and shows Atwood's ability to take something and twist it to showcase her whit and creativity, she's a great storyteller and this is another example of it. This book was This one by Margaret is a bit of a different slant on the myth of Penelope and Odysseus. The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus; A volume in Canongate's The Myths-series. I don't know where The Odyssey, The Iliad (which I presumed had a hand in Atwood's title) and The Aenied differ, and to be honest all I knew about Penelope was garnered from a Year 7 History video, where myths were retold by a man and his You've probably heard that my father ran after our departing chariot, begging me to stay with him, and that Odysseus asked me if I was going to Ithaca with him of my own free will or did I prefer to remain with my father? It is a probing, innovative and beautiful retelling of the myth of Odysseus form the perspective of his wife, Penelope. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Myths, The) I am almost reluctant to write this review of Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus --for two main reasons. This is also the story of Penelope's twelve maids and their murder by Telemachus and Odysseus upon his return. The Penelopiad is a novel by Margaret Atwood. The Penelopiad is Atwood's retelling of the myth of Odysseus (of The Odyssey) from the perspective of Penelope, Odysseus' wife, who waited at home for him for almost 20 years.