A work diary, about the stuff life and dreams are made of. Kassandra or cassandra, in english is a retelling of the trojan war from the viewpoint of one of its minor characters. Jan van heurck cassandra is fierce and feverish poetry that engages with the ancient stories while also charting its own path. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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.
The story was accompanied by four lectures held in frankfurt am main as her poetikvorlesungen in which she both elaborated on her historical exploration of the myth and on the aesthetic. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The eastgerman writer christa wolf publishes the story about the trojan kings daughter cassandra, who is judged to be unseen although being blessed with the gift of prophecy in 1983.
Buy ebook cassandra by christa wolf, jan van heurck, ebook format, from the dymocks online bookstore. In 1980 east german author christa wolf took a trip to greece accompanied by her husband, gerhard. Discuss the representation of patriarchy and power relations in christa wolf s kassandra. 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. She was one of the bestknown writers to emerge from the former east germany. The first edition of the novel was published in 1983, and was written by christa wolf. Kassandra is a 1983 novel by the east german author christa wolf. It has been said that wolf s cassandra takes on this figure from a feminist point of view. It has been said that wolfs cassandra takes on this figure from a feminist point of view. Kassandra by christa wolf and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. August the german list english edition ebook kindle.
With the defeat of germany in 1945, she moved with her family to east germany. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in paperback format. Promo di cassandra di christa wolf traduzione anita raja riduzione e rielaborazione valentina martino ghiglia con valentina martino ghiglia regia adriana martino al teatro dellorologio di roma. Wolfs observations about war, violence and truth are just as applicable today as they were in ancient times or in central. A novel and four essays 1984 by christa wolf 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. 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. 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. I happened on the news on facebook sometime in late january of this year. The first part of the book, the novel itself written in first person from the point of view of cassandra, is utterly. Christa wolfs 19292011 other works include the groundbreaking cassandra, patterns of childhood and the quest for christa t. The ones to get it in the neck 14 march 2003 david auerbach 0 comments cassandra s concept is simple and thorough. Christa wolf, 14 books christa wolf, 9 books angela drescher, 4 books sonja hilzinger, 2 books michelle mattson, 2 books andrea rota, 2 books wolfram mauser, 2 books ulrike growe, 1 book stefanie risse, 1 book anna katharina kuhn, 1 book christine maisch, 1 book dorothea ortmann, 1 book colin e.
Cassandra a novel and four essays christa wolf read april 2018 cassandra. 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. Swiss composer michael jarrell has adapted the novel for speaker and instrumental ensemble, and his piece has been performed frequently. Wolfs cassandra project was deemed by critics as the authors work on a female aesthetic of resistance, based on her refusal to accept the selfdestructiveness of patriarchal societies. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cassandra. Christa wolf author visit amazons christa wolf page. Written as a result of the authors greek travels and studies, cassandra speaks to us in a pressing monologue whose inner focal points are. Cassandra by christa wolf overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Join facebook to connect with cassandra wolff and others you may know. Some of the main characters are cassandra, priam, hecuba, aaneus, and agamemnon. She studied at the universities of jena and leipzig 194953. Christa wolf sullalexanderplatz dopo il suo discorso del 4 novembre 1989 via taz con questo articolo di paola quadrelli apparso su pulplibri nel settembre 2009 inauguriamo una serie di post dedicati a christa wolf, scomparsa il 1 dicembre scorso. After ten years of brutal war, troy has fallen to the greek army, and cassandra is now a prisoner of war, shackled. Christa wolf has written an excellent book that deals with the issues of the eastwest german divide in an ancient greek setting. Christa wolf kasandra download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. After ten years of war, troy has fallen to the greeks, and cassandra is now a prisoner, shackled outside the gates of agamemnons mycenae. Discuss the representation of patriarchy and power relations in christa wolfs kassandra. Cassandra, daughter of the king of troy, is endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated. 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. 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.
Christa wolf 1929 2011 was one of the most celebrated german writers of the twentieth century. She has been awarded many prizes, among them the buchner prize of the german academy of language and poetry the austrian state prize for european literature and the geschwister scholl prize of the city of munich. Understanding cassandra by kelsey jasinski on prezi. Her death, at eightytwo, marks the end of an era in the divided, then. A novel and four essays by wolf, christa and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The main characters of this fiction, fantasy story are.
When christa wolfs memorial is held tonight in berlin, it wont be just a farewell to a writer but a national event. Christa wolf, originally of the gdr, died on december 1, 2011, in berlin, at the age of 82. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Dec, 2011 when christa wolfs memorial is held tonight in berlin, it wont be just a farewell to a writer but a national event. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. She was an outspoken, deeply intelligent and subversive woman who openly criticized the gdr through her works.
Join facebook to connect with cassandra wolf and others you may know. It has since been translated into a number of languages. Filled with passionate and startling insight into human nature. Cassandra, daughter of the king of troy, is endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed. Christa wolf author, editorial cuarto propio editor 4. According to greek mythology, cassandra was given the gift of prophecy by apollo after she promised to. 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. 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. 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. The travel report continues, and the trail is followed. Cassandra ebook by christa wolf 9788866322894 rakuten kobo. Wolfs observations about war, violence and truth are just as applicable today as they were in ancient times or in central europe in the 1980s.
In the four accompanying pieces, which take the form of travel reports, journal entries, and a letter, wolf describes the novels genesis. Buy cassandra by christa wolf from waterstones today. Christa wolf, german novelist, essayist, and screenwriter most often associated with east germany. 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. This article focuses on christa wolfs rereading and rewriting of the cassandra myth in her novel kassandra. 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.