The novel tells this old story through Cassandra. die Vergessenen voneinander wissen. I read, skimmed, and skipped ahead, so a page number is difficult to identify. Christa Wolf has written an excellent book that deals with the issues of the East/West German divide in an Ancient Greek setting. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy . "Cassandra" is a re-imagining of the Trojan War, as recounted by King Priam's daughter, Cassandra, a priestess whose destiny is to be able to predict the future, but never to be believed. Mit dem antiken Stoff ist die DDR-Gegenwart der Autorin Christa Wolf verflochten: Ob es um den Aufbau eines Spitzelsystems, um das Wettrüsten oder um Kriegspropaganda geht, stets schimmert der Ost-West-Konflikt durch. Share - "Kassandra and the Wolf by Karapanou, Margarita ". Cassandra is most famous in Greek mythology for possessing the gift of prophecy but this unique gift came with one problem: no one ever believes her true predictions. At the same time, it’s fascinating to read the certainty with which Wolf asserts an irreconcilable double-Germany less than a decade before the collapse of The Wall. A difficult and different book. Because we're so well-acquainted with those characters and their relationships to the gods, their motivations and the lessons learned from the destruction of Troy, for me the novel was the least interesting part of the book. As an avid reader, writer, and fan of all things... To see what your friends thought of this book. This text is an imaginative repositioning of the classical tragic figure Cassandra. This paper argues that, while broad continuities in Wolf's concerns are obvious, the shift from monologue in Kassandra to a polyphony of voices in Medea is symptomatic of subtle, yet important shifts in her approach to myth and her understanding of history. Home » Germany » Christa Wolf » Kassandra (Cassandra). This text is an imaginative repositioning of the classical tragic figure Cassandra. An important book for the consideration of how women are represented in literature (and culture at large). Mythos und Recht, Poetik und Politik in Christa Wolfs Kassandra-Projekt (Cold War, Gendered: Myth and Law, Poetics and Politics in Christa Wolf's Kassandra Project) (October 31, 2019). Christa Wolf’s novel about the aftermath of the Trojan War begins with the titular protagonist awaiting her execution. Listen to Kassandra by Christa Wolf on Deezer. 2019-21, Kempter and Engelbrecht (eds. Christa Wolf's stream-of-consciousness account of the mythological Cassandra, imprisoned and waiting to be executed by the vengeful Clytemnestra, is a fascinating study of an ancient world, of patriarchy, and of a universal humanity. Yes, it's confusing for the first 30 pages or so but as the puzzle pieces start to slide together, you'll quickly see that it's definitely worth it. It is told in a stream-of-consciousness style as Cassandra is held prisoner in Mycenae. In 1980 East German author Christa Wolf took a trip to Greece accompanied by her husband, Gerhard. Christa Wolf tells us this book began with a question: Who was Cassandra before anyone wrote about her? A priestess of Apollo, she asks the god for the gift of prophecy, which he grants, but when she refuses his advances he punishes her by ordaining that her prophecies won't be believed, though they're always correct. Christa Wolf hüpft in den Zeiten umher aber das macht nichts, denn so fügt sich die Geschichte langsam zusammen und es passt auch, da Kassandra ja kurz vorm Sterben ist und sich nochmals an alles erinnert, was sie erlebt hat. Kassandra by Christa Wolf, Christa Wolf, C. Wolf, 1984, Farrar, Straus, Giroux edition, in English Wolf's story of Cassandra draws on several different veins of the Troy myth as well as references the Cold War. Complete summary of Christa Wolf's The Quest for Christa T.. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Quest for Christa T.. Less easy than Medea, I had to struggle with a dense prose and a unchronologic and sometimes eerie narrative. also had no idea the eighties felt so apocalyptic. Written as a result of the author's Greek travels and studies, Published i love her. She finds herself spending time in the forest in a kind of utopian/feminist/egalitarian community where people have created a space between all of the killing and dying. User-contributed reviews What she gives us as answer is this book made up of a historical novel and 4 essays about the character and her aspects as woman and myth. 1980 Neuerzählung durch Christa Wolf Christa Wolfs In Kassandra greift Christa Wolf auf einen Mythos des abendländischen Patriarchats zurück, den Trojanischen Krieg. The story is incredible and moving and is a perfect example of good literature that is very political in some ways. I see merit in fragmented scenes and stream-of-consciousness writing, but had this not been required of me to read, I would've burnt it. Christa Wolf has written an excellent book that deals with the issues of the East/West German divide in an Ancient Greek setting. I'm not the biggest lover of historical fiction, especially going this far back in time, and although I admired Wolf's writing and her feminist, antiwar message here, Greek mythology isn't something that I'm likely to return to any time soon. Find Kassandra by Wolf, Christa at Biblio. This was a lesson plan I developed for Christa Wolf's novella Cassandra, which I was tasked with teaching during a graduate course on Greek Tragedy and its Legacy. Christa Wolf deconstructs and reconstructs the Cassandra myth in a work which combines novel, travel writing, lectures and letters to a friend. 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. When she predicts the future her friends and family treat her as nothing more than a babbling and a raving mad woman. it's pretty apocalyptic right now too but no one is so grave about it. ngl, i didn't Really finish the book bc i didn't get through all of wolf's essays. Kassandra, an album by Christa Wolf on Spotify We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Several months ago I finished reading the novella in this collection and I wrote a review. Während Kassandra, die Seherin, auf dem Beutewagen des Agamemnon sitzt, überdenkt sie noch einmal ihr Leben. While I admit the book is an interesting look and study on the re-imagining of a character, as a piece of fiction it fails in many ways. Außerdem zeigt es die Rolle der Frau als Objekt und wie Kassandra mit dieser Rolle umgeht! In this telling, Cassandra transforms from a privileged and unaware royal daughter to rebellious witness who refuses to go along with the false rhetoric of war that her own family is perpetrating. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. In the process she explores women's relationship to the ‘Word'—that is, to language in general, and to the religious myths and histories which have defined women and their place in society. Welcome back. Kassandra. She finds herself spending time in the forest in a kind of utopian/feminist/egalitarian community where people have created a space between all of the killing and dying. This work deals with the well known story of the Trojan War but through the first person viewpoint of Cassandra, the most famous of the Trojan royal family's many daughters, who was doomed to prophecy the fall of the city but to never be believed. She's killed along with him by the wife Clytemnestra who still grieves for her daughter Iphigenia, sacrificed by Agamemnon so the gods would give him wind to propel the Greek fleet to Troy. A priestess of Apollo, she asks the god for the gift of prophecy, which he grants, but when she refuses his advances he punishes her by ordaining that her prophecies won't be bel. tbh idk if you needed all of them there. This is so difficult to get through, and I have the balls to say that it's the writer's fault for not writing it well. If I'm honest, it doesn't really. Removing this book will also remove your associated ratings, reviews, and reading sessions. The four accompanying pieces describe the novel's genesis. by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. My oh my. she deals with issues of allegiances / truth / speaking truth to power that is probably not too far from wolf's historical context and maybe that's why wolf fell for her so fast. Deeply moved by the novel part of this book. Filled with passionate and startling insight into human nature.' I've read most of the essays, which I found interesting. The story has no over-arching structure, more a series of random thoughts and anecdotes loosely linked together by a time period. According to Greek mythology, Cassandra was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo after she promised to become his consort. I expected to find the Cassandra narrative more interesting than the non-fiction commentary, but was surprised. In this telling, Cassandra transforms from a privileged and unaware royal daughter to rebellious witness who refuses to go along with the false rhetoric of war that her own family is perpetrating. Published August 18th 2008 by Suhrkamp (first published 1983. Translation of: Kassandra and Voraussetzungen einer Erzählung Cassandra -- Conditions of a narrative : Cassandra. As an East German citizen, she’s one of the few privileged to be able to travel outside of the DDR and the Iron Curtain at the height of the Cold War. In the time since I have read the essays, though that has taken a good deal of time. I moved to Colombia and left the book in Canada, which delayed reading the last essay by several months, and I celebrated Black History Month, which meant that I set aside all literature by anybody who wasn't black, even if only for a month. End of World War II (1945)-- use of… [ since despite Wollstoncraft's best efforts I remain unreformed, [ and one really has to be careful not to catch one's horns on the low ceilings, [ which foolishly I didn't make a note of, "Cassandra" is a re-imagining of the Trojan War, as recounted by King Priam's daughter, Cassandra, a priestess whose destiny is to be able to predict the future, but never to be believed. It has since been translated into a number of languages. Her best-known novels included âDer geteilte Himmelâ (âDivided Heaven,â 1963), addressing the divisions of Germany, and âKassandraâ (âCassandra,â 1983), which depicted the Trojan War. Cassandra is most famous in Greek mythology for possessing the gift of prophecy but this unique gift came with one problem: no one ever believes her true predictions. In 1980, the distinguished East German writer Christa Wolf took a trip to Greece along with her husband, Gerhard. she deals with issues of allegiances / truth / speaking truth to power that is probably not too far from wolf's historical context and maybe that's why wolf fell for her so fast. Mit ihrem Ringen um Autonomie legt sie Zeugnis ab von weiblicher Erfahrung in der Geschichte. The novel itself is gripping, and it alone probably would have been five stars from me. A good bit of the tension of the Troy legend exists in her predicting that Paris's abduction of Helen will result in the destruction of Troy. Adapted from the novel by Christa Wolf and set against the backdrop of the mythological story of Trojan War, Kassandra tells the timeless story of the struggle between men and women, the will of the masses and the individual and the destructive force of war, where in the end she chooses autonomy over life.
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