Penelope's Daughters

by Barbara Dell'abate-Celebi and Barbara Dell’Abate-Çelebi

At the origin of Western literature stands Queen Penelope-faithfully waiting for her husband to come home: keeping house, holding on to the throne, keeping the suitors at arm's length, preserving Odysseus' place and memory, deserted for the pursuit of war and adventures, and bringing up a son alone, but always keeping the marriage intact. Yet recently the character of Penelope, long the archetype of abandoned, faithful, submissive, passive wife, has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609620836
• ISBN13: 9781609620837
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Zea Books
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"