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Penelopiad - (Faber Drama) by Margaret Atwood (Paperback)

Name: Penelopiad - (Faber Drama) by Margaret Atwood (Paperback)
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SKU: 82941199
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Margaret Atwood's acclaimed stage adaptation of Homer.
Author(s): Margaret Atwood
112 Pages
Drama, Ancient & Classical
Series Name: Faber Drama

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About the Book

First performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in association with Canada's National Arts Centre at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon on 27 July 2007.

Book Synopsis

Margaret Atwood's acclaimed stage adaptation of Homer.

As portrayed in Homer's Odyssey, Penelope - wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - has become a symbol of wifely duty and devotion, enduring twenty years of waiting when her husband goes to fight in the Trojan War. As she fends off the attentions of a hundred greedy suitors, travelling minstrels regale her with news of Odysseus' epic adventures around the Mediterranean - slaying monsters and grappling with amorous goddesses. When Odysseus finally comes home, he kills her suitors and then, in an act that served as little more than a footnote in Homer's original story, inexplicably hangs Penelope's twelve maids.

Now, Penelope and her chorus of wronged maids tell their side of the story in a new stage version by Margaret Atwood, adapted from her own wry, witty and wise novel.

The Penelopiad premiered with the Royal Shakespeare Company in association with Canada's National Arts Centre at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in July 2007.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 7.7 Inches (H) x 4.9 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)

Weight: .2 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Series Title: Faber Drama

Sub-Genre: Ancient & Classical

Genre: Drama

Number of Pages: 112

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback

Author: Margaret Atwood

Language: English

Street Date: August 2, 2007

TCIN: 82941199

UPC: 9780571239498

Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-6943

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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