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Other editions of book The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus

  • The Penelopiad

    Margaret Atwood

    Hardcover (Canongate, Aug. 16, 2005)
    MARGARET ATWOOD - THE PENELOPIAD (POTPIS AUTORKE!!!) Canongate, 2005 199 str. Tvrdi povez. Bez zastitnog omota. Posveta i potpis Margaret Atvud na predlistu. Vrlo dobro ocuvana knjiga. Hard tie. No protective cover. Dedication and signature of Margaret Atwood on the list. A very well-preserved book. CLEAN BOOK,EXTRA CONDITION,EXTRA PRICE FOR RARE AND SIGNED BOOK
  • The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus

    Margaret Atwood

    Paperback (Canongate Books, Aug. 16, 1720)
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  • The Penelopiad

    Margaret Atwood

    Paperback (Isis Large Print, Feb. 1, 2007)
    In The Odyssey, Penelope is portrayed as the quintessential faithful wife. Left alone for 20 years when Odysseus goes off to fight in the Trojan war, Penelope manages, in the face of scandalous rumours, to maintain the kingdom of Ithaca, bring up her wayward son and keep over a hundred suitors at bay. When Odysseus finally comes, he kills her suitors and - curiously - twelve of her maids. In a contemporary twist to the story, Margaret Atwood has chosen to give the telling of it to Penelope and to her twelve hanged maids. With wit and verve, drawing on the storytelling and poetic talent for which she herself is renowned, she gives Penelope new life and reality - and sets out to provide an answer to an ancient mystery.
  • The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus

    Margaret Atwood, Laural Merlington, Brilliance Audio

    Audiobook (Brilliance Audio, June 30, 2008)
    In Homer's account in The Odyssey, Penelope - wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - is portrayed as the quintessential faithful wife, her story a salutary lesson through the ages. Left alone for 20 years when Odysseus goes off to fight in the Trojan war after the abduction of Helen, Penelope manages, in the face of scandalous rumours, 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 and - curiously - 12 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 12 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 storytelling and poetic talent for which she herself is renowned, she gives Penelope new life and reality - and sets out to provide an answer to an ancient mystery.