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The Penelopiad (Canongate Myths)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2006
- ISBN
- 9781841957982
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Canongate Books
ISBN-10
1841957984
ISBN-13
9781841957982
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52761675
Product Key Features
Book Title
Penelopiad : the Myth of Penelope and Odysseus
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
The Myths Ser.
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Half-Dorothy Parker, half-Desperate Housewives." -- The Independent (UK) "By turns slyly funny and fiercely indignant, Ms. Atwood's imaginative, ingeniously constructed 'deconstruction' of the old tale reveals it in a new--and refreshingly different--light." -- The Washington Times "Here--at the outset of the twenty-first century, with everyone else looking forward with great intensity and hoping to predict what our mysterious future might bring--is Margaret Atwood, one of the most admired practitioners of the novel in North America, taking the measure of the old Odyssey itself with a steady gaze and asking the reader to follow forthwith, even as she coolly rewrites that oral epic from the point of view of the hero's wife." --Alan Cheuse, Chicago Tribune, Half-Dorothy Parker, half-Desperate Housewives." — The Independent (UK) By turns slyly funny and fiercely indignant, Ms. Atwood's imaginative, ingeniously constructed ‘deconstruction' of the old tale reveals it in a new—and refreshingly different—light." — The Washington Times Here—at the outset of the twenty-first century, with everyone else looking forward with great intensity and hoping to predict what our mysterious future might bring—is Margaret Atwood, one of the most admired practitioners of the novel in North America, taking the measure of the old Odyssey itself with a steady gaze and asking the reader to follow forthwith, even as she coolly rewrites that oral epic from the point of view of the hero's wife." —Alan Cheuse, Chicago Tribune, "The Penelopiad is a brilliant tour de force that takes an aspect of The Odyssey and opens up new vistas." --"The National Post "The Penelopiad is Atwood in top form." --"The Montreal Gazette "The Penelopiad is Atwood at her finest -- fierce and ambitious, clever and thoughtful by turns." --"Ottawa Citizen "From the Hardcover edition., Half-Dorothy Parker, half-Desperate Housewives." — The Independent (UK) By turns slyly funny and fiercely indignant, Ms. Atwood's imaginative, ingeniously constructed #145;deconstruction' of the old tale reveals it in a new—and refreshingly different—light." — The Washington Times Here—at the outset of the twenty-first century, with everyone else looking forward with great intensity and hoping to predict what our mysterious future might bring—is Margaret Atwood, one of the most admired practitioners of the novel in North America, taking the measure of the old Odyssey itself with a steady gaze and asking the reader to follow forthwith, even as she coolly rewrites that oral epic from the point of view of the hero's wife." —Alan Cheuse, Chicago Tribune, "Half-Dorothy Parker, half-Desperate Housewives." -- The Independent (UK) "By turns slyly funny and fiercely indignant, Ms. Atwood's imaginative, ingeniously constructed 'deconstruction' of the old tale reveals it in a new--and refreshingly different--light." -- The Washington Times "Here--at the outset of the twenty-first century, with everyone else looking forward with great intensity and hoping to predict what our mysterious future might bring--is Margaret Atwood, one of the most admired practitioners of the novel in North America, taking the measure of the old Odyssey itself with a steady gaze and asking the reader to follow forthwith, even as she coolly rewrites that oral epic from the point of view of the hero's wife." --Alan Cheuse, Chicago Tribune, "Half-Dorothy Parker, half-Desperate Housewives." -The Independent(UK) "By turns slyly funny and fiercely indignant, Ms. Atwood's imaginative, ingeniously constructed 'deconstruction' of the old tale reveals it in a new-and refreshingly different-light." -The Washington Times "Here-at the outset of the twenty-first century, with everyone else looking forward with great intensity and hoping to predict what our mysterious future might bring-is Margaret Atwood, one of the most admired practitioners of the novel in North America, taking the measure of the old Odyssey itself with a steady gaze and asking the reader to follow forthwith, even as she coolly rewrites that oral epic from the point of view of the hero's wife." -Alan Cheuse,Chicago Tribune
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
Margaret Atwood returns with a shrewd, funny, and insightful retelling of the myth of Odysseus from the point of view of Penelope. Describing her own remarkable vision, the author writes in the foreword, "I've chosen to give the telling of the story to Penelope and to the twelve hanged maids. The maids form a chanting and singing Chorus, which focuses on two questions that must pose themselves after any close reading of the Odyssey What led to the hanging of the maids, and what was Penelope really up to? The story as told in the Odyssey doesn't hold water: there are too many inconsistencies. I've always been haunted by the hanged maids and, in The Penelopiad , so is Penelope herself." One of the high points of literary fiction in 2005, this critically acclaimed story found a vast audience and is finally available in paperback., Margaret Atwood returns with a shrewd, funny, and insightful retelling of the myth of Odysseus from the point of view of Penelope. Describing her own remarkable vision, the author writes in the foreword, "I've chosen to give the telling of the story to Penelope and to the twelve hanged maids. The maids form a chanting and singing Chorus, which focuses on two questions that must pose themselves after any close reading of theOdyssey: What led to the hanging of the maids, and what was Penelope really up to? The story as told in theOdysseydoesn't hold water: there are too many inconsistencies. I've always been haunted by the hanged maids and, inThe Penelopiad, so is Penelope herself." One of the high points of literary fiction in 2005, this critically acclaimed story found a vast audience and is finally available in paperback., Telling the story of Homer's "Odyssey" from the point of view of Penelope and her 12 hanged maids, the bestselling author of "Oryx and Crake" draws on Greek mythology for Volume 2 in the Myths series., Margaret Atwood returns with a shrewd, funny, and insightful retelling of the myth of Odysseus from the point of view of Penelope. Describing her own remarkable vision, the author writes in the foreword, "I've chosen to give the telling of the story to Penelope and to the twelve hanged maids. The maids form a chanting and singing Chorus, which focuses on two questions that must pose themselves after any close reading of the Odyssey : What led to the hanging of the maids, and what was Penelope really up to? The story as told in the Odyssey doesn't hold water: there are too many inconsistencies. I've always been haunted by the hanged maids and, in The Penelopiad , so is Penelope herself." One of the high points of literary fiction in 2005, this critically acclaimed story found a vast audience and is finally available in paperback.
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