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The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood

The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus Margaret Atwood ebook
Publisher: Canongate U.S.
Page: 224
Format: epub
ISBN: 1841957178, 9781841957173

Summary: For Penelope, wife of Odysseus, maintaining a kingdom while her husband fights in the Trojan war is not a simple business. The Penelopiad is a novella by Margaret Atwood. 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. It was published in 2005 as part of the first set of books in the Canongate Myth Series where contemporary authors rewrite ancient myths. The series, called 'The Myths',. Customers buy this book with The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by. The Penelopiad has been on my tbr list for quite some time and I wanted to read it for our Read a Myth challenge. Title: The Penelopiad Author: Margaret Atwood Pages: 196. Which is the whole point of mythology. Here, Atwood turns the focus from Odysseus onto Penelope, who from the underworld of Hades tells us about her own life, interspersed with choruses by the 12 maids who were hung to death upon Odysseus's return. How we see the maids, and how we see Penelope– hell, how we see women in myth– says as much about the story as it does about us. The Penelopiad is Atwood playing around with the character of Penelope, Odysseus' long-suffering wife. Review: I've taken to loading an audiobook on my ipod I was seriously considering reading this book last year as part of my Read-A-Myth challenge but in the end had too many other books to read.