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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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   In this article, I explore how Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad (2005) provides a retrospective vision of an Odyssey that has already happened — and, by so doing, opens up an extended investigation of what it means to receive the texts and myths of the classical past.

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   From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes The Penelopiad Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.

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.

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   Atwood’s rewriting is based upon the appropriation of three key aspects of Antinous’ account of Penelope’s weaving in Book 2 of the Odyssey: 1) Penelope’s weaving is an act of cunning, trickery, and deception; 2) the intelligence and skill that Penelope has demonstrated are abnormal in a woman and can only be the gift of the goddess ...

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   Dec 14, 2017 · In this article, I explore how Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad (2005) provides a retrospective vision of an Odyssey that has already happened —.

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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.

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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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   Is the Penelopiad a good book?

   • Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad is entertaining, witty and cleverly written. I particularly enjoyed the 21st-century courtroom scene, in one of the chapters where Odysseus is being tried for the murder of the twelve maids, with the judge referencing the book that is the main authority on the subject ( 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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   What is the story of Penelope based on?

   • This book focuses on the story of Penelope and the twelve maids immortalised in myth by the story of Odysseus. This is told from Penelope's point of view as she wonders through the underworld, looking back on events that had taken place in her life.

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   Should Penelope be written about in a new text?

   • Penelope does not want to be written about in a new text unless she can be sure that her new ‘life’ would be significantly better than the one she lived in the text of the Odyssey: ‘I can see the point, but I don’t want to take the risk. My past life was fraught with many difficulties, but who’s to say the next one wouldn’t be worse?’ (188).

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   Abstract or Description. Feminist readings of the Odyssey often cast Penelope’s weaving and unravelling of Laertes’ shroud as an act of resistance against the suitors and the threat they pose to her independence, and as a signature or allegory for female authorship.