Buy cassandra by christa wolf from waterstones today. It has since been translated into a number of languages. Cassandra by christa wolf overdrive rakuten overdrive. 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. Jan van heurck cassandra is fierce and feverish poetry that engages with the ancient stories while also charting its own path. Medea ebook by christa wolf 9788866322849 rakuten kobo. Christa wolf 1929 german novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, and screenwriter. 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. Publication of kassandra, was preceded by a lecture series about the creation process and her ideas about the novel during the summer term at the goethe university in frankfurt.
A novel and four essays by christa wolf free online. Christa wolf doesnt retell the fall of troy from the perspective of a female narrator. Cassandra, daughter of the king of troy, is endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed. Kassandra is a 1983 novel by the east german author christa wolf. The following entry presents an overview of wolf s career through 1998. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cassandra. 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.
At just under 150 pages, its possible to read the entire novel in two or three sittings which is good because novel itself is a page turner. 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. In 1983, christa wolf published the novel kassandra, which is often described as her most important novel. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Cassandra looks back over her life as she awaits death, having fallen prisoner to the greeks at the fall of troy. However, wolf gives her for the first time a voice, reimagining the murders and intrigues medea is involved with. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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. The four accompanying pieces describe the novels genesis accessrestricteditem. Autobiographical progression in the writings of christa wolf. Novel retells the story of the fall of troy from cassandra s point of view. Swiss composer michael jarrell has adapted the novel for speaker and instrumental ensemble, and his piece has been performed frequently. Read premesse a cassandra by christa wolf available from rakuten kobo. In this volume, the distinguished east german writer christa wolf retells. Christa wolf 19292011 was one of the most celebrated german writers of the twentieth century. When christa wolf s memorial is held tonight in berlin, it wont be just a farewell to a writer but a national event.
Click to read more about cassandra by christa wolf. Energetic scholarly debates engage wellknown aesthetic and political issues that the public intellectual herself forefronted. Christa wolf has written an excellent book that deals with the issues of the eastwest german divide in an ancient greek setting. She was brought up under the third reich and in communist east germany. 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. Mar 31, 2017 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. She is strong and honest and powerful and intelligent, but troy and greece deny her a voice because she is a woman. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Written as a result of the authors greek travels and studies, cassandra speaks to us in. Christa wolf audio books, best sellers, author bio. Medea is known for murdering her children and her brother, thus being one of the most sinister mythological characters. Everything, ebooks, audiobooks, periodicals, video, libraries. It has been said that wolf s cassandra takes on this figure from a feminist point of view. 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.
This paper argues that, while broad continuities in wolfs concerns are obvious, the shift from monologue in kassandra to a polyphony of voices in. In this novel, christa wolf retells the story of medea, the wife jason, leader of the argonauts. Read cassandra by christa wolf available from 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. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever.
In this volume, the distinguished east german writer christa wolf retells the story of the fall of troy, but from the point of view. Mar 14, 2020 christa wolf, german novelist, essayist, and screenwriter most often associated with east germany. Click download or read online button to get christa wolf kasandra book now. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about. Wolf s cassandra is a starkly lonely figure, suffering from her. It traces the development and continuity of the writers major themes and concerns against the backdrop of her constantly. The story is told retrospectively by the dying cassandra waiting in front of the lowentor for her execution in agamemnons castle. A novel and four essays by christa wolf, paperback.
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. Christa wolf has 97 books on goodreads with 28394 ratings. A novel and four essays by wolf, christa and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Long a sharpeyed political observer, christa wolf transforms this ancient tale into a startlingly relevant commentary on our times. In 1980 east german author christa wolf took a trip to greece accompanied by her husband, gerhard. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. 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. Cassandra ebook by christa wolf 9788866322894 rakuten kobo. After ten years of war, troy has fallen to the greeks, and cassandra is now a prisoner, shackled outside the gates of agamemnons mycenae.
Casandra by christa wolf overdrive rakuten overdrive. In 1980 she travelled to greece accompanied by her husband, gerhard, and was. Instead, she invites the reader into the mindset of a woman in a society that is losing itself to war and to the male realm. 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. 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. Software sites tucows software library shareware cdroms software capsules compilation. 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. 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. Anna katharina kuhn this is a booklength chronological study in english of christa wolfs works. She studied at the universities of jena and leipzig 194953. Her classics are being reprinted and new titles are appearing posthumously, becoming bestsellers, and being translated.
In this volume, the distinguished east german writer christa wolf retells the story of the fall of troy, but from the point. Cassandra a novel and four essays christa wolf read april 2018 cassandra. Some people insist that christa wolf grabs this fact that shes another alienated woman and runs on a feminist. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Well, to my greatest satisfaction, when she grabbed this book from my library that. 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. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Christa wolf download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Filled with passionate and startling insight into human nature. Read medea by christa wolf available from rakuten kobo.
Womans heterosexual experience in christa wolfs kassandra. Wolf was a central figure in east german literature and politics, and the author of many books, including the novels the quest for christa t. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cassandra tascabili eo vol. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Cassandra by christa wolf is a fairly typical example of a. Christa wolfs kassandra and medea wiley online library. Kassandra, erzahlung by christa wolf and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. At the end of world war ii, her family fled the advance of the red army and settled in mecklenburg, in what would become the german democratic republic gdr or east germany. Premesse a cassandra ebook by christa wolf rakuten kobo. A novel and four essays book online at best prices in india on. 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.
Browse christa wolf s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Wolf was a central figure in east german literature and politics, and is the author of many books, including the novels the quest for. These conversations, however, take her far beyond the purely literary. Cassandra, whom the greeks and trojans call a crazy witch is the only person to oppose corruption when she sees it.
Christa wolf kasandra download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Download full christa wolf book in pdf, epub, mobi and all ebook format. Written as a result of the authors greek travels and studies, cassandra speaks to us in a pressing monologue. Click download or read online button to get christa wolf book now. In the four accompanying pieces, which take the form of travel reports, journal entries, and a letter, wolf describes the novels genesis. Cassandra, by christa wolf, proves that knowing the whole story before hand need not ruin it. Cassandra by christa wolf 2 editions first published in 1988 download daisy. Dec, 2011 when christa wolfs memorial is held tonight in berlin, it wont be just a farewell to a writer but a national event. Her death, at eightytwo, marks the end of an era in the divided, then. Cassandra is a retelling of the events surrounding the trojan war. Possessed of the enduring truths so treasured in the classics, and yet with a thoroughly contemporary spin, her medea is a stunningly perceptive and probingly honest work of fiction.