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Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad : giving Penelope a voice
| Resumo: | This study approaches the way in which a narrative told from a feminine point of view, and mainly focused on the domesticity of life, can subvert Odysseus’ story in Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad. Furthermore, the focus on power relations – one of Atwood’s recurring themes – takes a detour from what would or could be its archetypal representation; thus, in The Penelopiad, both victim and victimizer roles are constantly put at stake, subverted. In this book, Penelope’s passivity facing the death of her twelve maids burdens her with guilt, about which she gives an afterlife account while dwelling in Hades. |
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| Autores principais: | Paiva Henriques, Sara |
| Assunto: | Atwood, Margaret, 1939-….. The penelopiad Classical myths |
| Ano: | 2015 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | capítulo de livro |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | This study approaches the way in which a narrative told from a feminine point of view, and mainly focused on the domesticity of life, can subvert Odysseus’ story in Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad. Furthermore, the focus on power relations – one of Atwood’s recurring themes – takes a detour from what would or could be its archetypal representation; thus, in The Penelopiad, both victim and victimizer roles are constantly put at stake, subverted. In this book, Penelope’s passivity facing the death of her twelve maids burdens her with guilt, about which she gives an afterlife account while dwelling in Hades. |
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