
Penelope
Tom Stoppard''s take on the story of Penelope, in her own voice, published in pamphlet form with an introduction by the author.
Let others sing of war and a hero buffeted by fate. I sing of marriage and a marriage bed, and the endurance of love.
In this radiant prose-poem, Odysseus''s wife tells of the long years awaiting her husband''s return, and of his dramatic arrival back on the island of Ithac...
Tom Stoppard''s take on the story of Penelope, in her own voice, published in pamphlet form with an introduction by the author.
Let others sing of war and a hero buffeted by fate. I sing of marriage and a marriage bed, and the endurance of love.
In this radiant prose-poem, Odysseus''s wife tells of the long years awaiting her husband''s return, and of his dramatic arrival back on the island of Ithac...