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The Penelopiad : the myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Penelopiad : the myth of Penelope and Odysseus about?
Now that all the others have run out of air, it's my turn to do a little story-making. In Homer's account in The Odyssey , Penelopewife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troyis portrayed as the quintessential faithful wife, her story a salutary lesson through the ages. Left alone for twenty years when Odysseus goes off to fight in the Trojan War after the abduction of Helen, Penelope manages, in the face of scandalous rumors, to maintain the kingdom of Ithaca, bring up her wayward son, and keep over a hundred suitors at bay, simultaneously. When Odysseus finally comes home after enduring hardships, overcoming monsters, and sleeping with goddesses, he kills her suitors andcuriouslytwelve of her maids. In a splendid contemporary twist to the ancient story, Margaret Atwood has chosen to give the telling of it to Penelope and to her twelve hanged maids, asking: "What led to the hanging of the maids, and what was Penelope really up to?" In Atwood's dazzling, playful retelling, the story becomes as wise and compassionate as it is haunting, and as wildly entertaining as it is disturbing. With wit and verve, drawing on the story-telling and poetic talent for which she her
Who reads The Penelopiad : the myth of Penelope and Odysseus?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939-
- Publisher
- Edinburgh : Canongate
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781841957173
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry
- Rating
- 3.66 / 5 (22,307 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14