{"product_id":"9780571239498-the-penelopiad","title":"The Penelopiad","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs portrayed in Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs portrayed in Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Penelopiad\u003c\/i\u003e premiered with the Royal Shakespeare Company in association with Canada's National Arts Centre at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in July 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943431778401,"sku":"9780571239498","price":8.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36361122_310dc613-d770-407e-912a-54d34ff742f7.jpg?v=1759442793","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571239498-the-penelopiad","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}