Postmodern narrative from beyond in Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad

Authors

  • C.Sinobiya PG & Research Department of English, Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous),Tiruchirappalli – 620020
  • B.Sumaiya Banu PG & Research Department of English, Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous),Tiruchirappalli – 620020

Keywords:

Postmodernism, Suppressed narratives, Traditional myth, Alternative perspective

Abstract

In modern history , postmodernism serves as a crucial aims , find out suppressed narratives of various marginalized class and exemplify cultural truth. A postmodern rewrites of Homer's Odyssey that claims traditional myth and narratives found in The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood.  Margaret gives polyphonic narrative which voices to various characters centering on Penelope and her handmaids whereas Homer's tale focuses on the narrator which was considered as known perspective. The Penelopiad examine deeper into ancient myth and text and explore many interpretations. Those dominant narrative in Homer's period was interrupted and she provides an alternative perspective. Thus, Atwood's postmodern narrative approaches reconstructs, examines the truth and moral standards.

References

Atwood, Margaret, The Penelopiad, Edinburgh, Canongate Books, 2005.

Howells, Coral Ann, ed., The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Steals, H., Margaret Atwood’s Novels. A Study of Narrative Discourse. Basel: Francke, 1995.

Published

2024-09-13

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2024): Jamal Academic Research Journal-An Interdisciplinary (JARJ)

Section

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