The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Myths) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Myths) Book

The Penelopiad : Paperback : Canongate Us : 9781841957982 : 1841957984 : 01 Oct 2006 : Telling the story of Homer's "Odyssey"" from the point of view of Penelope and her 12 hanged maids, the bestselling author of ""Oryx and Crake"" draws on Greek mythology for Volume 2 in the Myths series."Read More

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    Margaret Atwood returns with a shrewd, funny, and insightful retelling of the myth of Odysseus from the point of view of Penelope. Describing her own remarkable vision, the author writes in the foreword, “I’ve chosen to give the telling of the story to Penelope and to the twelve hanged maids. The maids form a chanting and singing Chorus, which focuses on two questions that must pose themselves after any close reading of theOdyssey: What led to the hanging of the maids, and what was Penelope really up to? The story as told in theOdysseydoesn’t hold water: there are too many inconsistencies. I’ve always been haunted by the hanged maids and, inThe Penelopiad, so is Penelope herself.” One of the high points of literary fiction in 2005, this critically acclaimed story found a vast audience and is finally available in paperback.

  • 1841957984
  • 9781841957982
  • Margaret Atwood
  • 10 September 2006
  • Canongate Books
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 224
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