Retelling the events of the Iliad and Odyssey from another’s point of view has been a favorite vehicle for adaptation. Others have retold the tales, but set them in a different time period, sometimes far into the future or in a different setting miles from the Mediterranean. Some writers have simply retold the stories in abridged form, maybe for a younger audience or simply to emphasize the most dramatic segments. The Iliad and the Odyssey have fascinated us for nearly 3,000 years, inspiring authors of all ages to produce a variety of creative and distinctive adaptations. Curated by Catherine Mardikes, Bibliographer for Classics, the Ancient Near East and General Humanities What do The Penelopiad of Margaret Atwood, the Coen brothers’ O Brother, Where Art Thou, and James Joyce’s Ulysses have in common? They were all inspired by the Odyssey of Homer.
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