Penelopiad by Atwood Margaret, First Edition (36 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine. Wraps lightly rubbed, a very small tear at the bottom edge of the front cover. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 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 Penelopiadpremiered with the Royal Shakespeare Company in association with Canada's National Arts Centre at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in July 2007. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First U.S. edition, first printing. "First American edition" statement and first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page; $18.00 to the jacket's flap. A re-telling of the story of Odysseus, with his wife Penelope and her twelve maids narrating from their viewpoint and with their insights. Fine, crisp, very tight and firm in white over white linen boards with metallic-burgundy embossed titles to the spine, black headband and tail-band, black end-papers; in a fine dust jacket; original printed $18.00 price still intact to the front inner flap. NO remainder mark.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 9781841957173. Hardback. First American edition as stated on copyright page. Very slight wear to board corners and edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good to Near Fine condition. Dustjacket with very slight wear to corners and edges; faint scratches on back; Very Good condition. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As New, A Barely Read Copy. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Penelopiad Is A Sharp, Brilliant And Tender Revision Of A Story At The Heart Of Our Culture: The Myths About Penelope And Odysseus. In Homer'S Familiar Version, The Odyssey, Penelope Is Portrayed As The Quintessential Faithful Wife. Left Alone For Twenty Years When Odysseus Goes To Fight In The Trojan Wars, She Manages To Maintain The Kingdom Of Ithaca, Bring Up Her Wayward Son And, In The Face Of Scandalous Rumours, Keep Over A Hundred Suitors At Bay. When Odysseus Finally Comes Home After Enduring Hardships, Overcoming Monsters And Sleeping With Goddesses, He Kills Penelope'S Suitors And?Curiously?Twelve Of Her Maids. In Homer The Hanging Of The Maids Merits Only A Fleeting Though Poignant Mention, But Atwood Comments In Her Introduction That She Has Always Been Haunted By Those Deaths. The Penelopiad, She Adds, Begins With Two Questions: What Led To The Hanging Of The Maids, And What Was Penelope Really Up To? In The Book, These Subjects Are Explored By Penelope Herself?Telling The Story From Hades ? The Greek Afterworld - In Wry, Sometimes Acid Tones. But Penelope'S Maids Also Figure As A Singing And Dancing Chorus (And Chorus Line), Commenting On The Action In Poems, Songs, An Anthropology Lecture And Even A Videotaped Trial. The Penelopiad Does Several Dazzling Things At Once. First, It Delves Into A Moment Of Casual Brutality And Reveals All That The Act Contains: A Practice Of Sexual Violence And Gender Prejudice Our Society Has Not Outgrown. But It Is Also A Daring Interrogation Of Homer'S Poem, And Its Counter-Narratives ? Which Draw On Mythic Material Not Used By Homer - Cleverly Unbalance The Original. This Is The Case Throughout, From The Unsettling Questions That Drive Penelope'S Tale Forward, To More Comic Doubts About Some Of The Odyssey'S Most Famous Episodes. ("Odysseus Had Been In A Fight With A Giant One-Eyed Cyclops, Said Some; No, It Was Only A One-Eyed Tavern Keeper, Said Another, And The Fight Was Over Non-Payment Of The Bill.") In Fact, The Penelopiad Weaves And Unweaves The Texture Of The Odyssey In Several Searching Ways. The Odyssey Was Originally A Set Of Songs, For Example; The New Version'S Ballads And Idylls Complement And Clash With The Original. Thinking More About Theme, The Maids' Voices Add A New And Unsettling Complex Of Emotions That Is Missing From Homer. The Penelopiad Takes What Was Marginal And Brings It To The Centre, Where One Can See Its Full Complexity. The Same Goes For Its Heroine. Penelope Is An Important Figure In Our Literary Culture, But We Have Seldom Heard Her Speak For Herself. Her Sometimes Scathing Comments In The Penelopiad (About Her Cousin, Helen Of Troy, For Example) Make Us Think Of Penelope Differently ? And The Way She Talks About The Twenty-First Century, Which She Observes From Hades, Makes Us See Ourselves Anew Too. Margaret Atwood Is An Astonishing Storyteller, And The Penelopiad Is, Most Of All, A Haunting And Deeply Entertaining Story. This Book Plumbs Murder And Memory, Guilt And Deceit, In A Wise And Passionate Manner. At Time Hilarious And At Times Deeply Thought-Provoking, It Is Very Much A Myth For Our Times.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Jacket in excellent condition in mylar protector. White boards. Spine intact, minimal shelf wear, text block clean, text unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Black paper covered boards with blue titles to spine and blue motif to front. Coloured illustrated dust jacket with signed by author label to front, unprice-clipped. Black and grey illustrated endpapers. Signed by author on title page. Very minor shelf wear to extremities of book jacket, otherwise this is a clean and unmarked copy. Signed By the Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A lovely copy showing no usage at all, with a similar dust wrapper. ; 8" x 5.5"; 198 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this mythological retelling by Margaret Atwood, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression with a complete numberline.In the the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This novella was written by award winning Canadian author Margaret Atwood, best known for writing 'The Handmaid's Tale'. This Greek myth retelling follows Penelope as she reminisces on her life in Hades, her marriage to Odysseus and Helen of Troy. The novel focuses on the theme of double standards between the sexes and classes. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. The wrap is also lovely with only very slight marks to the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine. book.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. New York: Canongate, 2005. First American Edition, stated, with full numberline. Octavo; publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price; xv,[1],199pp. Just the faintest hint of wear to extremities, corners gently tapped and spine ends nudged, else a Near Fine copy. Inscribed and signed "For Judith - best wishes - Margaret Atwood.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The Canadian edition. SIGNED by Ms Atwood on the half title, "To Auntie Jane / best wishes / Margaret Atwood. A Fine copy in both book and jacket. This is the second printing with number line at 2. Robust shipping. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine First edition, first impression. Flat signed, not dated, "Margaret Atwood" on title page, Photo on requst. Lyrical retelling of the myth of Penelope and Odysseus Striking cover design by Nina Chakrabarti. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Inscribed by Atwood in on the title page; "For Wilma, best wishes, Margaret Atwood." Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. Appears as new. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This is a signed first edition copy of The Penelopiad by author Margaret Atwood. The book and dust jacket are in new condition. The author's signature was done with a sharpie that bled through the page, and some marks appear on the following page, but otherwise this is an excellent and new copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Signed and dated Dec. 2 2005 by Atwood in on the title page; "For Wilma, best wishes, Margaret Atwood." Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. Appears as new. Signed by Author(s). Book.

First editions, limited collective issue of the first three books in the Canongate Myth series, each book signed by its respective author, number 1,090 of 1500 sets thus. With the accompanying essay by Philip Pullman, commissioned for the box set and signed by Pullman. The Myth Series is a collection of novellas in which traditional stories from various cultures are reimagined and rewritten. The project was first conceived in 1999 by Jamie Byng, the owner of the independent publishing house Canongate, and the first three titles in the series were published simultaneously on 21 October 2005. Eighteen works have now been published within it, covering mythology from the Middle East, Europe, and East Asia, including A. S. Byatt's influential Ragnarok (2011). Atwood's The Penelopiad was instrumental in carving out space for women in both Greek mythology and popular culture. Though Atwood "publicly stated that she never intended for it to be a feminist symbol, The Penelopiad became just that. Atwood's portrayal of Penelope set off a chain reaction, paving the way for more and more retellings to focus on and celebrate female characters" (Mactaggart). Catriona Mactaggart, "How Greek Mythology Is Being Rewritten Through A Feminist Lens", The Independent, 1 June 2021. Together 4 items: Three volumes, octavo. Original black covers, spines lettered in grey. With illustrated dust jackets. One pamphlet, original illustrated covers. Housed together in original black illustrated slipcase, lettered in gilt on spine, and unopened shrinkwrap. A fine set.

First editions, limited issue of the first three books in the Canongate Myth series, each signed by its respective author, number 1,180 of 1500 sets thus. With the accompanying essay by Philip Pullman, commissioned for the box set and signed by Pullman. The Myth Series is a collection of novellas in which traditional stories from various cultures are reimagined and rewritten. The project was first conceived in 1999 by Jamie Byng, the owner of the independent publishing house Canongate, and the first three titles in the series were published simultaneously on 21 October 2005. Eighteen works have now been published within it, covering mythology from the Middle East, Europe, and East Asia, including A. S. Byatt's influential Ragnarok (2011). Atwood's The Penelopiad was instrumental in carving out space for women in both Greek mythology and popular culture. Though Atwood "publicly stated that she never intended for it to be a feminist symbol, The Penelopiad became just that. Atwood's portrayal of Penelope set off a chain reaction, paving the way for more and more retellings to focus on and celebrate female characters" (Mactaggart). Catriona Mactaggart, "How Greek Mythology Is Being Rewritten Through A Feminist Lens", The Independent, 1 June 2021. Together 4 items: Three volumes, octavo. Original black covers, spines lettered in grey. With illustrated dust jackets. One pamphlet, original illustrated covers. Housed together in original black illustrated slipcase, lettered in gilt on spine, and unopened shrinkwrap. A fine set.

Cloth. Condition: As New. None (illustrator). First edition. A wonderful, signed, Limited Edition set of three retellings of classical myth by Margaret Atwood, Jeanette Winterson and Karen Armstrong. With an original essay on myths by Philip Pullman. No. 580 of 1500 signed, limited edition sets of retellings of classic myths. In the original plastic wrap, and with each volume present in the first edition, and signed by the respective author.IncludingA Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong,The Penelopiadby Margaret Atwood, andWeight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles by Jeanne Winterson, as well as an original essay on myths by Philip Pullman, only available with this set. All four volumes signed by respective author. As new. Sealed in the original plastic wrap, with slip case, and unclipped dust wrapper to each volume. As New. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. THE EDIBLE WOMAN, McClelland & Stewart Limited, 1973, softcover, New Canadian Library Edition 1973. SIGNED on the title page by Margaret Atwood. Very good condition. ISBN: 9780771091933. SURFACING, McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto, 1978, hardcover, ISBN: 9780771008221. First edition and first printing. SIGNED by Margaret Atwood on the title page. In near fine condition. LADY ORACLE - McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, 1976, hardcover - ISBN: 9780771008153. First edition and first printing. SIGNED by Margaret Atwood on the title page. In fine/fine condition. LIFE BEFORE MAN - McClelland & Stewart Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, 1979, hardcover - ISBN: 9780771008078. First edition and first printing. Signed by Margaret Atwood on the title page. In fin/fine condition. BODILY HARM - McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, ON, 1981, hardcover - ISBN: 9780771008122. First edition and first printing. Signed on the title page by Margaret Atwood. In fine/fine condition. THE HANDMAIDS TALE - McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, 1985, hardcover - ISBN: 9780771008139. First edition and first printing. Signed by Margaret Atwood on the title page. In fine/fine condition. CATS EYE - McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, 1988, hardcover - ISBN: 9780771008177. First edition and first printing. Signed by Margaret Atwood on the half-title page. In fine/fine condition. THE ROBBER BRIDE - McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto, ON, 1993, hardcover - ISBN: 9780771008214. First edition and first printing. Signed on the title page by Margaret Atwood. In fine/fine condition. ALIAS GRACE - McClelland & Stewart Ltd., Toronto, ON, 1996, hardcover - ISBN: 9780771008351. First edition and first printing. Signed on the title page by Margaret Atwood. In fine/fine condition. THE BLIND ASSASSIN - McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, 2000, hardcover - ISBN: 9780771008634. First edition and first printing. Margaret Atwood has signed and dated this copy on the title page, "December 14, 2000". In fine/fine condition. ORYX AND CRAKE - McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, 2003, hardcover - ISBN 13: 9780771008689. First edition and first printing. Signed by Margaret Atwood on the title page. In fine/fine condition. THE PENELOPIAD - Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2005, hardcover - ISBN: 9780676974188. First edition and first printing. Signed on the title page by Margaret Atwood. In fine/fine condition. THE YEAR OF THE FLOOD - McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, 2009 - ISBN: 9780771008443. First edition and first printing. Signed and dated (October 24 2009) on the title page by Margaret Atwood. In fine/fine condition. MADDADDAM - McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, 2013, ISBN: 9780771008467. First edition and first printing. Signed, dated and placed (September 15, 2013 Toronto) on the title page by Margaret Atwood. In fine/fine condition.THE HEART GOES LAST - McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, 2015 ? ISBN: 9780771009112. First edition and first printing. Signed, dated (Nov 11, 2015) on the title page by Margaret Atwood. In fine/fine condition. HAG-SEED - McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, 2016 9780345809261. First edition and first printing. Signed and dated (Oct 24, 2016) on the title page by Margaret Atwood. In fine/fine condition. THE TESTAMENTS - McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, 2019, ISBN: 9780771009433. First edition and first printing. Signed on the tipped in page by Margaret Atwood. In fine/fine condition. Signed by Author(s).