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

Told from the perspective of Penelope and twelve of her maids, The Penelopiad recounts what happened to everyone left behind whilst Odysseus was on his many voyages after the Trojan War. Now that I'm dead I know everything. €�Her twist on this well-known myth turns it on its head by giving Penelope the opportunity to tell her story in her own voice.” Margaret Atwood, Penelopiad. In Margaret Atwood's play The Penelopiad, based on Homer's epic The Odyssey, Odysseus' spouse, Penelope, is portrayed in a way we've never known her: caustic, crafty, and unflinching. The Penelopiad is part of the Canongate Myth series. Review: I've taken to loading an audiobook on my ipod I was seriously considering reading this book last year as part of my Read-A-Myth challenge but in the end had too many other books to read. The play, scripted by Margaret Atwood and based on her witty and troubling novella of the same name, retells the myth of Odysseus–only from the perspective of the Ancient Greek hero's overlooked wife, Queen Penelope. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus. Here, Atwood turns the focus from Odysseus onto Penelope, who from the underworld of Hades tells us about her own life, interspersed with choruses by the 12 maids who were hung to death upon Odysseus's return. It's their second run–last year's run sold out. This is what I wished would happen, but like so many of my wishes it failed to come true. Thoughts: The good news is that The Penelopiad definitely passed the test of time for me. Book – Penelopiad – The Myth Of Penelope and Odysseus. Margaret Atwoods Penelopiad is a sharp, brilliant and tender revision of a story at the heart of our culture: the myths about Penelope and Odysseus. I went to the opening night of Nightwood Theatre's production of The Penelopiad in January. The story of Penelope – as told by herself. Was Penelope as loyal and devoted as she made out to be?