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The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Canongate U.S.

Misunderstood and frustrated with a millennia old narrative as the faithful and patient wife, Penelope offers a retelling of the legendary myth from her point of view. €�Her twist on this well-known myth turns it on its head by giving Penelope the opportunity to tell her story in her own voice.” Margaret Atwood, Penelopiad. Hmmm.methinks I must read the *Penelopiad*. The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood is a modern-day, rather irreverent, retelling of the myth of Penelope, Odysseus's very faithful wife, and her maids. 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. Atwood, Margaret: The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus. One of my favourites in this genre is Margaret Atwood's 2005 novella The Penelopiad. The Penelopiad The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus Myths by Margaret Atwood – Well Done. Download The Penelopiad The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus My. She has her own opinions about her husband's absence and exploits as well as the unfair treatment and murder of her handmaidens by Odysseus upon his return. I have lived my own hybrid take on The Odyssey, . In Margaret Atwood's play The Penelopiad, based on Homer's epic The Odyssey, Odysseus' spouse, Penelope, is portrayed in a way we've never known her: caustic, crafty, and unflinching. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood.