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The Prodigious Margaret Atwood
Season 1 · Episode 3

The Prodigious Margaret Atwood

Featuring "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare, and "Hagseed" by Margaret Atwood

Velshi Banned Book Club · Ali Velshi, Margaret Atwood

August 31, 202357m 46s

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Show Notes

Most everyone knows Margaret Atwood’s name for her seminal work “The Handmaid’s Tale”. “The Handmaid’s Tale” is more relevant with each passing day – exploring women’s bodily autonomy, the environment, autocratic regimes, and even the banning of books. Atwood also wrote a stirring modern adaption of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”, entitled “Hagseed”. Atwood’s take on the classic grapples with crucial themes including the illusion of justice, the sanctity of family, reality, and even colonization.

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