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1. www.goodreads.com › book › showThe Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood - Goodreads

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   Oct 5, 2005 · A short book, this is smart, funny and subversively clever as Atwood re-opens Homer's poems, especially The Odyssey, to give us a Penelope who speaks across time from a classical underworld but with a 21st century voice and hindsight to tell her own story.

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2. www.npr.org › 2005/11/25 › 5027779'The Penelopiad:' A New Look at Homer's Tale : NPR

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   Nov 25, 2005 · Alan Cheuse reviews Margaret Atwood's new novel, The Penelopiad. It's a retelling of Homer's Odyssey from the point of view of the warrior hero's wife Penelope.

3. retrospectjournal.com › 2021/11/21 › review-theReview: The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood (2005) - Retrospect

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   Nov 21, 2021 · Published as part of the Canongate Myth Series, Margaret Atwood's 2005 novella, 'The Penelopiad', recounts the events of the 'Odyssey' from the perspective of Penelope. Fiona Macrae discusses how Atwood's play on the conventions of Greek epic poetry creates a more nuanced female protagonist.

4. www.worldhistory.org › review › 253The Penelopiad (Canongate Myths) - World History Encyclopedia

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   Sep 1, 2021 · The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood is a retelling of the life of Penelope, and the fate of the 12 maids from the Odyssey. In this contemporary tale, Atwood delves into the question of why were the twelve...

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5. patricktreardon.com › book-review-the-penelopiadBook review: “The Penelopiad” by Margaret Atwood

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   Nov 10, 2022 · In The Penelopiad, her 2005 revisualization of The Odyssey from the point of view of Penelope, Margaret Atwood uses the queen of Ithaca’s twelve maids as a Greek chorus to comment on the action — including their own brutal execution by hanging.

6. quillandquire.com › review › the-penelopiad-the-mythThe Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odys - Quill & Quire

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   The series, spearheaded by U.K. publisher Jamie Byng of Canongate Books, will encompass Greek, Aztec, Hindu, Norse, Biblical, and African myths, and includes a scholarly overview of mythic literature by the British historian of religion Karen Armstrong.

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   Is Penelopiad a good book?

   • For my money, The Penelopiad is one of the best and most representative of her works. Here is the mercurial, the tough-minded, the playful, the poetic/political, the classical, and the contemporary. Here is Penelope via Atwood.

   The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus

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   Who wrote The Penelopiad?

   • Written by Fiona Macrae. Published as part of the Canongate Myth Series, Margaret Atwood's 2005 novella, 'The Penelopiad', recounts the events of the 'Odyssey' from the perspective of Penelope. Fiona Macrae discusses how Atwood's play on the conventions of Greek epic poetry creates a more nuanced female protagonist.

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   Is Penelope a good book?

   • Atwood’s work brings together ancient and modern literary styles and completely revamps the image of Penelope. She is no longer two-dimensional and perfect, but a rounded, flawed human being. The book is engagingly structured to keep you turning the pages to uncover layer after secret layer of intrigue.

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   How is Penelope portrayed in The Penelopiad?

   • In Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad, Penelope is portrayed as smart and sarcastic and does not mince her words. She has no illusions about herself and sees her husband exactly for who he is (“ “What a fool he made of me, some say. It was a specialty of his: making fools.

   The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood - Goodreads

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   How is The Penelopiad based on a true story?

   • This book is also partially from the perspective of the twelve maids who were hanged in book 22 of the Odyssey and convey their story through poetry, a short play, and a mock trial. The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood is a retelling of the life of Penelope, and the fate of the 12 maids from the Odyssey.

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   How many pages are in The Penelopiad?

   • While just under 200pgs, The Penelopiad is crammed with story and insight. Atwood mentions the tales come from research into The Odyssey but also from versions found in Robert Graves ’ The Greek Myths.

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8. diotima-doctafemina.org › reviews › literatureThe Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood – Diotíma

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   The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood is a novella which re-tells the story of Homer’s Odyssey from the perspective of Penelope, Odysseus’ dutiful and faithful wife who waited in Ithaca for twenty years while Odysseus fought in the Trojan War and voyaged back home.