Ep 667 - The Penelopiad, by Margaret Atwood
Overdue
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4.6 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
In The Odyssey, Penelope is mostly a side character who exists to be faithful to Odysseus (and clever enough to be compatible with him). Atwood's Penelopiad asks: what was Penelope up to? What did she want? What if the Homeric version of Odysseus' story isn't the true one? And what if Penelope's version isn't either?
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