{"product_id":"these-great-athenians-retold-passages-for-seldom-heard-voices-paperback","title":"These Great Athenians: Retold Passages for Seldom Heard Voices - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eValentine Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese Great Athenians weaves together the voices of the many isolated women of Homer's Odyssey. Faithful Penelope waits for her husband's return as she makes a shroud that foretells her doom, Scylla once a beautiful nymph turned monster prowls the seas hungry for flesh, the witch Circe turns men who invade her island into pigs, while the dead women of Hades come to terms with their own fates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith deft hands, Carter playfully unravels Homer's work to restitch the stories of these great Athenians and question, how do those without a voice find freedom within the world of men?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fierce, feminist reworking of Homeric mythology which in the retelling provokes pointed questions of our contemporary moment. Witty and sometimes very funny this book is delightful and serious in equal measure.' Julia Bell\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267885449465,"sku":"9781036916732","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/nM78SIUlIW9781036916732.webp?v=1768873115","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/these-great-athenians-retold-passages-for-seldom-heard-voices-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}