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

The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood has been lurking in my sidebar for months, in fact it's still there, but it will be moving on shortly. Tonight I am thinking of Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad, a book I read just prior to Kundera's Identity. Posted on June 7, 2013 by admin. The Penelopiad is Atwood playing around with the character of Penelope, Odysseus' long-suffering wife. 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. 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 Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Marget Atwood. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus pdf free. The Penelopiad has been on my tbr list for quite some time and I wanted to read it for our Read a Myth challenge. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood. Jennifer Nehrbass' cameo series is inspired by Margaret Atwood's novella The Penelopiad, a reinterpretation of the Greek myth of Penelope and Odysseus. Atwood's characterisation of both Penelope and Odysseus is consistent with my memory of the myth – both wily, fairly quiet, greatly in love and never forgetting a grudge. This book was This one by Margaret is a bit of a different slant on 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, The) – Margaret Atwood returns with a shrewd, funny, and insightful retelling of the myth of Odysseus from the point of view of Penelope. I'm always fascinated by retellings of existing stories, especially when the story is told from the perspective of a minor character.