Options:
The Odyssey:
- Book 22, lines 461 – 476 (page 3, Beginning “Now the thoughtful Telemachus began speaking..” ending: “…lopped off his hands and feet, in fury of anger”)
- Any section of the bed scene (pages 339-341, Book 22 lines 150- 295 – don’t do the whole thing, choose a portion)
- Passage of your choosing from Books 20 – end
The Penelopiad:
- Pages 81-82 (Beginning of chapter “Waiting”)
- Page 89 beginning “Despite all this busyness…” through page 90 to “he got home again”
- Page 139 beginning “The songs claim…” to page 140, “unending sorrow” (in Yelp of Joy)
The Tale of Genji:
-Passage of your choosing