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.
ISBN: 1841957178, 9781841957173
Page: 224
Format: epub

It's their second run–last year's run sold out. Summary: For Penelope, wife of Odysseus, maintaining a kingdom while her husband fights in the Trojan war is not a simple business. 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. The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus; A volume in Canongate's The Myths-series. The performance features indignant young woman, Penelope, whose famous husband (none other than Odysseus himself) sails away for a journey that leaves her alone for twenty years. Title: The Penelopiad Author: Margaret Atwood Pages: 196. So maybe that's why Atwood found Penelope so easy to recreate in The Penelopiad, her rewrite of the Greek myth of Penelope and Odysseus. 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. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood 2005, 199 pages. Their review opens The Wanderer's week-long series great showing of The Penelopiad. The story of Penelope – as told by herself. Book – Penelopiad – The Myth Of Penelope and Odysseus. Margaret Atwoods Penelopiad is a sharp, brilliant and tender revision of a story at the heart of our culture: the myths about Penelope and Odysseus. A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood. The Wanderer's Goran Miletic and Emerson Csorba attended the Wednesday April 10 performance of Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad at the downtown Citadel Theatre. As its title suggests, The Penelopiad tells the story from the perspective of Penelope, a plain but clever girl, who–like Odysseus–must learn to live by her wits. I went to the opening night of Nightwood Theatre's production of The Penelopiad in January.