The Penelopiad
the myth of penelope & odysseus
$23.21
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
23 October 2005
Summary
The Penelopiad: A Dazzling Retelling of the Odyssey
In Homer’s account, Penelope’s story is the tale of the constant wife, ruling Odysseus’s kingdom of Ithaca during his twenty-year absence. She raises their son and fends off over a hundred suitors, until Odysseus returns and kills the suitors and twelve of Penelope’s maids.
In a contemporary twist, Margaret Atwood tells the story through Penelope and her twelve hanged maids, asking: ‘What led to the hanging of the maids, an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781920885953 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1920885951 |
| Series: | Text Myth Series |
| Author: | Margaret Atwood |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 23 October 2005 |
| Weight: | 164g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 198mm x 129mm |
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About The Author
Margaret Atwood
Nominated for the inaugural 2005 Man Booker International Prize, which recognises one writer for his or her outstanding achievement in fiction, Margaret Atwood is the author of more than thirty-five internationally acclaimed works of fiction, poetry and critical essays.
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