Penelope's Suitors

By Edwin Lassetter Bynner

Book Overview

Penelope's Suitors is a novel written by Edwin Lassetter Bynner. The story revolves around Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, who is left alone in Ithaca for twenty years while her husband is away at war. During this time, many suitors come to her palace, hoping to win her hand in marriage and claim Odysseus' throne. However, Penelope remains steadfast in her love for her husband and devises various schemes to keep the suitors at bay. She weaves a shroud for her father-in-law, claiming that she will choose a suitor once it is finished, but secretly unravels her work every night. She also challenges the suitors to a contest, promising to marry the man who can string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axe heads. Meanwhile, Odysseus is on his way home, encountering many obstacles and challenges along the way. When he finally returns to Ithaca, he disguises himself as a beggar and enters his own palace, where he witnesses the suitors' greed and disrespect for Penelope. With the help of his son Telemachus, Odysseus eventually reveals his true identity and defeats the suitors in a bloody battle. Penelope's Suitors is a retelling of Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, from a different perspective. It explores themes of loyalty, love, and the consequences of greed and arrogance. Bynner's writing is rich and descriptive, transporting the reader to ancient Greece and immersing them in the world of Penelope and Odysseus.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1417997583
• ISBN13: 9781417997589
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"