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

So when I picked up The Penelopiad, I wasn't sure what to expect. And it's been a long time since I've read any Atwood, so I had no idea what might happen as I started reading. By Nadine Millar • April 3, 2013. Doesn't quite sound like the good ol' Homeric epic we all read and loved, does it? Penelope – Odysseus' wife – is dead. 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. The Penelopiad is Atwood's re-telling of Homer's The Odyssey from the perspective of his loyal wife Penelope. The Penelopiad (Canongate Myths) The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood where the suitors start bossing her around, and ask the kids what they think *I* would do if my husband tried to tell me what to do…. The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood. A female Odysseus, a pleasant Penelope, and feminist maids. We have a rich discussion about what it must have been like for Penelope to have Odysseus telling her to remarry, the suitors heavying her, and her own wishes at odds with both of them for different reasons .