From Penelope to Winnie Mandela – Women Who Waited.

The paper examines the depiction of Penelope, the faithful wife in Homer’s Odyssey, in some modern novels from different parts of the world. A brief analysis of Ovid’s hint at a more complex woman in the Heroides is followed by discussion of the versions of Jean Giono, Inge Merkel, Penelope Lively,...

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Published in:	International Journal of the Classical Tradition Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 393 - 407
Main Author:	Zyl Smit, Betine
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	Springer Nature Sep2008
Subjects:	Penelope (Greek mythology) Giono, Jean, 1895-1970 Merkel, Inge Lively, Penelope, 1933- Marriage customs & rites Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost