Penelope in the penelopiad Book Review

THE ODYSSEY in which Penelopes son Telemachus hangs Penelopes twelve handmaidens for sleeping with the suitors. The prolific Atwood famously known for so many great books like The Handmaids Tale produces a humane and entertaining retelling of one of mythologys most famous marriages.

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Its a retelling of Homers Odyssey from the point of view of the warrior heros wife Penelope.

. Atwoods retelling then shows us a very different. The wonder of The Penelopiad is that as a piece of writing that refuses to stop winking at the reader it still manages to evoke true pathos. In The Odyssey the maids feet do not twitch for.

Margaret Atwood is one of the most admired novelists in North America. The book occasionally veers. The Penelopiad is part of the first set of books in the Canongate Myth Series in which contemporary authors rewrite ancient myths other authors who wrote as part of this.

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In celebration of March as a month to cheer on and recognize the achievements of women Id like to recommend an old Greek myth with a new. Alan Cheuse reviews Margaret Atwoods new novel The Penelopiad. The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood is a retelling of the life of Penelope and the fate of the 12 maids from The Odyssey.

Published as part of the Canongate Myth Series Margaret Atwoods 2005 novella The Penelopiad recounts the events of the Odyssey from. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our. Penelope is also in the underworld so shes able to give the full story including her history reasons behind actions and the truths behind the outcomes -.

The Penelopiad is recommended for readers old enough to appreciate Greek mythology and to understand the subject matter. Most find it appealing From the Reviews. Atwoods book is an enjoyable intelligent variation on Penelopes story - Christopher Tayler Daily Telegraph She channels.

From the Underworld Penelope wife of Odysseus decides to tell at last her version of the events that have been immortalized in the Odyssey. Penelope is perhaps the first desperate housewife to appear in art Atwoods Penelopiad is a play an additional four echoes later that was first performed at The Swan. Written by Fiona Macrae.

In The Odyssey Penelope - daughter of King Icarius of Sparta and the cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - is portrayed as the quintessential faithful wife. In this contemporary tale Atwood delves into the.

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