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

The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus



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


It's their second run–last year's run sold out. The Penelopiad The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus Myths by Margaret Atwood – Well Done. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Myths, The) – Margaret Atwood returns with a shrewd, funny, and insightful retelling of the myth of Odysseus from the point of view of Penelope. The play, scripted by Margaret Atwood and based on her witty and troubling novella of the same name, retells the myth of Odysseus–only from the perspective of the Ancient Greek hero's overlooked wife, Queen Penelope. Penelope – Odysseus' wife – is dead. So when I picked up The Penelopiad, I wasn't sure what to expect. Atwood, Margaret: The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus. Besides Augustus and The Golden Mean, I've come across these: Ransom (about Achilles) – David Malouf The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus – Margaret Atwood. I went to the opening night of Nightwood Theatre's production of The Penelopiad in January. Download The Penelopiad The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus My. And it's been a long time since I've read any Atwood, so I had no idea what might happen as I started reading. Is this century becoming boring to writers?