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Overview. In the 2005 novella The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus, Canadian author Margaret Atwood retells the well-known story of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey from a different point of view: the wife of Odysseus, Penelope, and the twelve Maids he murdered upon his return home to Ithaca. Penelope uses the narrative to rewrite ...
The Penelopiad is a novella by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. It was published in 2005 as part of the first set of books in the Canongate Myth Series where contemporary authors rewrite ancient myths. In The Penelopiad, Penelope reminisces on the events of the Odyssey, life in Hades, Odysseus, Helen of Troy, and
- Margaret Atwood
- 216 pp
- 2005
- Parallel novel
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Full Book Analysis. Thousands of years after the events of the Odyssey, Penelope decides it is time to tell her side of the story from the Underworld, correcting the version of her that has been immortalized in literature as the loyal, devoted wife of the hero Odysseus. Penelope’s decision to tell her story provides an overarching conflict in ...
Penelope Character Analysis. Penelope is the daughter of King Icarius, the mother of Telemachus, Odysseus ’s wife, and the first-person narrator of the majority of the novel. Penelope, although not a beauty, is known for her cleverness, her devotion, and her modesty. Penelope is insecure about her looks and her ability to attract men, often ...
Margaret Atwood. The Penelopiad Full Book Summary. From the Underworld, Penelope, wife of Odysseus, decides to tell at last her version of the events that have been immortalized in the Odyssey. Penelope’s Twelve Maids, who were hanged by Odysseus and his and Penelope’s son, Telemachus, also provide commentary on the events in the form of a ...
Full Title: The Penelopiad. When Published: October 2005. Literary Period: Contemporary Literature. Genre: Feminist Literature, Postmodern Literature. Setting: Ancient Greece and the Greek afterlife. Climax: Odysseus’s murder of the Suitors and the Twelve Maids. Antagonist: Helen, Odysseus (partially) Point of View: Penelope, in a first ...
The Penelopiad Summary. Next. Chapter 1. Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad retells the story of the Odyssey from the perspective of Penelope and her Twelve Maids. The story is told in retrospect, with Penelope and the Maids in the afterlife reflecting on the events that occurred centuries before. Penelope's first person narrative is a mostly ...
