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| 'Our' Penelope - Elaine Noon in The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood |
The Penelopiad is up and running, and audiences appear to love Margaret Atwood's re-telling of The Odyssey from Penelope's perspective. Elaine Noon is excellent as the titular character. And here are some other artistic depictions of the so-called patient and faithful wife and weaver.
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Penelope with the Suitors (1509) by Pintoriccio
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| Penelope (1514) by Domenico Beccafumi |
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| The Patience of Penelope (1849) by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope |
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Penelope Unravelling her Work at Night (1886) by Dora Wheeler Keith
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| Penelope and her Suitors (1912) by John William Waterhouse |
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