Written as a result of the authors greek travels and studies, cassandra speaks to us in a pressing monologue whose inner focal points are patriarchy and war. Cassandra looks back over her life as she awaits death, having fallen prisoner to the greeks at the fall of. Kassandra is a 1983 novel by the east german author christa wolf. In 1982 she was awarded a guest lectureship at the university of frankfurt, where in may she delivered a series of five lectures on poetics relating to her greek travels and studies.
Christa wolf, german novelist, essayist, and screenwriter most often associated with east germany. In this extraordinary moment in european literature, christa wolf reimagines medeas story, focusing on her last days in corinth and culminating with the death of her sons. Cassandra a novel and four essays christa wolf read april 2018 cassandra. Understanding cassandra by kelsey jasinski on prezi. Dopo dieci anni da cassandra, christa wolf torna al romanzo con medea, ricorrendo come in quella felice occasione alla riscrittura radicale del mito. Too bad for the willing ones because the first team makes for the best of stories. However, the east german authorities feared that wolfs fictitious city troy bore too many traces of the contemporary gdr and tried to have a number of passages removed or changed before publication. Wolfs observations about war, violence and truth are just as applicable today as they were in ancient times or in central. Tomi di carta di michele bonelli rozzano, mi, italy seller rating. Christa wolf was one of the two finest writers in the german language to emerge following world war ii, the other being ingeborg bachmann, whom wolf discusses extensively and cogently in one of the four accompanying essays. For days, i reeled from the shock, not just the shock of her death but the shock of my not having known about her death for over six weeks. Christa wolf born christa ihlenfeld on 18 march 1929 in landsberg, died 1 december 2011 in berlin was a german writer and one of the best. Cassandra by christa wolf is a fairly typical example of a. Even as her cassandra, originally loyal to her father king priam and her country troy, comes to understand that the trojan war, far from being an aberration, is deeply symptomatic of patriarchal consciousness, and that we have no chance against a time that.
It has been said that wolfs cassandra takes on this figure from a feminist point of view. Ya me trajera alegria o tristeza, no podia dejarla, pero no deseo tenerla ahora a mi lado. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Christa wolf, originally of the gdr, died on december 1, 2011, in berlin, at the age of 82. After ten years of war, troy has fallen to the greeks, and cassandra is now a prisoner, shackled outside the gates of agamemnons mycenae. Christa wolf, who has died aged 82, was a german writer of rare purity and sensitivity who grew up under nazism and became an adult under communism. Eroina classica per eccellenza, cassandra rivive nella scritura di. A novel and four essays vmc by wolf, christa and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In greece, contemporary literature and theatre often resort to myth, above all to the atrides, when they reflect on their recent history. Christa wolf ha reso il libro piu complesso e immediato, rifacendosi alla letteratura.
The terrible battle against the treacherous akuma has been won, and the empire is safe once more. The main characters of this fiction, fantasy story are. Christa wolf born christa ihlenfeld on 18 march 1929 in landsberg, died 1 december 2011 in berlin was a german writer and one of the bestknown writers from the former east germany. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Dec 01, 2011 christa wolf, who has died aged 82, was a german writer of rare purity and sensitivity who grew up under nazism and became an adult under communism. Cassandra da christa wolf, di francesco frongia 2012. The first edition of the novel was published in 1983, and was written by christa wolf. Uploaded by associatejacobkong on november 28, 2012.
Kassandra, consisting of a novel and four essays, was due to appear simultaneously in east and west germany. Buy cassandra by christa wolf from waterstones today. On christa wolfs cassandra rudolf g wagner academia. It has been said that wolf s cassandra takes on this figure from a feminist point of view. Some of the main characters are cassandra, priam, hecuba, aaneus, and agamemnon.
Join our community just now to flow with the file cassandra christa wolf and make our shared file collection even more complete and exciting. With the defeat of germany in 1945, she moved with her family to east germany. The ones to get it in the neck 14 march 2003 david auerbach 0 comments cassandra s concept is simple and thorough. She studied at the universities of jena and leipzig 194953. The result is a haunting, raw elegy of broken promises and thwarted dreams. Christa wolf has written an excellent book that deals with the issues of the eastwest german divide in an ancient greek setting. Christa wolf, jan van heurck translator, christa wolf. Christa wolf books list of books by author christa wolf. A novel and four essays by christa wolf, translated by jan van heurck, presents the fall of troy and its aftermath through the firstperson point of view of cassandra, a daughter of priam and hecuba, the king and queen of troy. Wolf was a central figure in east german literature and politics, and is the author of many books, including the novels the quest for christa t. Cassandra looks back over her life as she awaits death, having fallen prisoner to the greeks at the fall of troy.
In this volume, the distinguished east german writer christa wolf retells the story of the fall of troy, but from the point of view of the woman whose visionary powers earned her contempt and scorn. May 10, 2012 buy cassandra by wolf, christa, raja, a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Read cassandra by christa wolf available from rakuten kobo. Shortly after the fall of the berlin wall in 1989, christa wolf was relentlessly attacked in the west german media for her publication of was bleibt what remains, 1990, a novella recounting an authors sense of persecution when spied on by the stasi, the secret police of the former german democratic republic. Cassandra is the second christa wolf novel that i decided to read for christa wolf week which is part of this years german literature month. Cassandra by christa wolf overdrive rakuten overdrive. Cassandra, daughter of priam, the ruler of troy until its demise, has been brought back by agamemnon after the war as something of a trophy. Pdf kassandra di christa wolf mariangela albano academia. From a womens studies pointofview, this novel has a multitude of wellknown female characters from greek mythology and wolf has many new takes on what are considered the core facts of these myths.
Christa wolf 19292011 was one of the most celebrated german writers of the twentieth century. In this volume, the distinguished east german writer christa wolf retells the story of the fall of troy, but from the point of view. Swiss composer michael jarrell has adapted the novel for speaker and instrumental ensemble, and his piece has been performed frequently. But takeo has set out for the mysterious unnamed island to. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. In 1980 east german author christa wolf took a trip to greece accompanied by her husband, gerhard. Cassandra is a retelling of the events surrounding the trojan war. Cassandra ebook by christa wolf 9788866322894 rakuten kobo. Read pdf kassandra christa wolf she won novelist, shortstory writer, essayist, critic, journalist, and film dramatist christa wolf was a citizen of east germany and a committed socialist, and managed to keep a critical distance from the communist regime. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in paperback format. A novel and four essays had such an impact on me when i read it earlier this year that i have reread it and taken copious notes.
Cassandra, daughter of the king of troy, is endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed. Cassandra, daughter of priam, the ruler of troy until its demise, has been brought back by agamemnon after the war as something of a trophy, and his wife clytemnestra kills them both for agamemnon. The quest for christa wolf an interview with hannsbruno kammertons and stephan lebert about private chats with honecker, a german society in check mate, the influence of goethe, the shortcomings of brecht, and the lasting effects of utopia at. It has since been translated into a number of languages. A novel and four essays by wolf, christa and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I saggi sono in parte raccolti in christa wolf, laltra medea. In the last few years the theatre has been interested in cassandra, the enigmatic prophetess who is the last witness of the collapse of civilization and visits our present on the weak raft of memory and tradition. The first part of the book, the novel itself written in first person from the point of view of cassandra, is utterly. Medea ebook by christa wolf 9788866322849 rakuten kobo. Kassandra, romanzo scritto dallautrice tedesca christa wolf che ha preso posizione sulla costruzione e sulla caduta del muro di berlino, e apparso in germania nel 1983 e in italia nel 1997. I happened on the news on facebook sometime in late january of this year.
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