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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
Page: 224
Format: epub
Publisher: Canongate U.S.
ISBN: 1841957178, 9781841957173

Posted on June 7, 2013 by admin. 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. This is what I wished would happen, but like so many of my wishes it failed to come true. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus. A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood. Amazing to me, how Margaret Atwood can take the wife of Odysseus straight out of the Greek myths, and by giving her a personality, as well as a voice, remind me of the women in my very favorite book of hers, The Robber Bride. For to me, as much as anything, The Penelopiad is about the wiles of Helen of Troy against the faithfulness of her cousin, Penelope. The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus; A volume in Canongate's The Myths-series. Penelope tells her story of marrying Odysseus, the hero of the Trojan War, and the long twenty-year wait for him to return home. Penelope – Odysseus' wife – is dead. So when I was walking by our local antique store and saw a cheap hardcover edition of her book Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus I thought I'd check it out. So when I picked up The Penelopiad, I wasn't sure what to expect. Now that I'm dead I know everything. 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. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus pdf free.