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. Written as a result of the author's Greek travels and studies, Cassandra speaks to us in a pressing monologue whose inner focal points are patriarchy and war. In the four accompanying pieces, which take the form of travel reports, journal entries, and a letter, Wolf describes the novel's genesis. Incisive and intelligent, the entire volume represents an urgent call to examine the past in order to insure a future.
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Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays
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. Written as a result of the author's Greek travels and studies, Cassandra speaks to us in a pressing monologue whose inner focal points are patriarchy and war. In the four accompanying pieces, which take the form of travel reports, journal entries, and a letter, Wolf describes the novel's genesis. Incisive and intelligent, the entire volume represents an urgent call to examine the past in order to insure a future.
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Reviewed by AstridBis zur Hälfte dieser gar nicht so langen Erzählung habe ich gebraucht, bis ich endlich drin war und auch Spaß dran hatte. Verstanden habe ich trotzdem nicht alles, aber wie immer begeistert mich Christa Wolfs Sprache. Und ihre Kassandra ist eine Antiheldin, mit der ich immer wieder mitgefühlt und mitgelitten habe. Ich bin gespannt auf die erklärenden Frankfurter Poetik-Vorlesungen.