Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, and Ottawa, Canada.(GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT)(Phyllida Lloyd's 'The Penelopiad')

From: American Theatre | Date: July 1, 2007| Author: Estvanik, Nicole | Copyright information

'THE PENELOPIAD': They're a disenfranchised bunch, those ladies of ancient lit, their stories nearly always filtered through the male perspective. (If there were any doubt, just take a look at the lineup of the event in Merida, at right.) But Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood has built her award-winning career by allowing female characters to set the record straight. When Atwood was approached by Canongate Books to contribute to their series of reimagined myths, she took on Penelop...

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