The Penelopiad tells its story in a different time period from the Odyssey as it comes from Penelope looking backward through centuries from today back to the classical Greek period. I think Atwood’s intention is to highlight how attitudes towards women have changed over the centuries. She uses the pyschology of sexual abuse to explain the maid’s behaviour. “ if our owners or the sons of our owners or a visiting nobleman or the sons of a visiting nobleman wanted to sleep with us, we could not refuse
The Odyssey and Aeneid both are similar in that they utilize the genre of epic poetry and focus around one particular hero, Odysseus and Aeneas respectively. However, considering the different historical contexts of the authors, various cultural and characterization differences present themselves. The Odyssey was composed approximately 750 years before the Aeneid and in a completely different cultural setting, although Virgil utilized many aspects of the Odyssey in writing the Aeneid. Homer lived
work is “The Odyssey”. Homer was believed to be the first and most fascinating epic poet of his time by the ancient Greeks. Many scholars believe “The Odyssey” was composed near the end of the 8th century and is a sequel to “The Illiad”. Although “The Odyssey” was composed near the end of the 8th century, many scholars believe that it was orally passed since around 1200 B.C. During the time in which “The Odyssey” was written major economic and social changes were underway. “The Odyssey” illuminates
Renaissance which was known as the enlightenment. During the dark ages chivalry was very prevalent in the culture. We know this today because of the stories that emerge from this time period in history. “defines chivalry as "the system, spirit, or customs of medieval knighthood."” (Young) The mid-evil knight was known for being courageous, honorable, disciplined, wise, and full of consideration for others, especially women. The code of chivalry basically at the center of male culture during this time