Wolfs medea is an intense, passionate, assertive woman who questions and even challenges the power of two kings. In revisiting the muchmaligned medeas motivations, christa wolf may, in fact, be offering an accounting of her own. German novelist wolfs discursive retelling of the familiar greek legend, a logical outgrowth from her earlier novel cassandra 1984, ispace margaret atwood, who contributes an informative introductiona humorless and essentially predictable political allegory envisioning the reviled sorceress and murderer of her children as a victim of male arrogance and sexual insecurity. Christa wolf books list of books by author christa wolf. Christa wolf puts a late20thcentury spin on the story of jason and medea. The essays, diary entries, and letters in this book.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of christa wolf books online. Medea, driven by her conscience to leave her corrupt homeland, arrives in corinth with her husband, the hero jason. Reading christa wolf in the twentyfirst century klocke, sonja e. She studied at the universities of jena and leipzig 194953. Browse christa wolfs bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Parting from phantoms is a window into the soul of the most prominent writer of the german democratic republic and its most famous export, christa wolf. In 1995, christa wolf, the most eminent author of the former german democratic republic, published the novel medea. Here she is presented as a kind woman, victimized by men. I happened on the news on facebook sometime in late january of this year.
Christa wolfs medea, published 20 years earlier than bright air black, is another feminist victory for this narrative, but interestingly, wolfs and vanns interpretations of medeas it follows the original story very closely and offers few surprises in terms of plot for those already familiar with the tale, but it endeavors and succeeds in. Christa wolf, german novelist, essayist, and screenwriter most often associated with east germany. The following entry presents an overview of wolfs career through 1998. In her gripping new novel, christa wolf explodes this myth, revealing a fiercely independent woman ensnared in medea is among the most notorious women in the canon of greek tragedy. Modernity and the city in christa wolfs oeuvre of the 1960s swope, curtis narrative topographies in christa wolfs oeuvre criser, regine the gendered reception of christa. Christa wolf, originally of the gdr, died on december 1, 2011, in berlin, at the age of 82. Publication date 1998 topics medea greek mythology, jason greek mythology.
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. The novel tells the love story of rita and manfred, a young couple who separate when the berlin wall goes up. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Christa wolf audio books, best sellers, author bio. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In her gripping new novel, christa wolf explodes this myth, revealing a fiercely independent woman ensnared in a brutal political battle. Long a sharpeyed political observer, christa wolf transforms this ancient tale into a startlingly relevant commentary on our times.
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. 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. Before the end of communism she was revered on both sides of the iron curtain as a. In her gripping new novel, christa wolf expands this myth, revealing a fiercely independent woman ensnared in a brutal political battle. Cassandra, daughter of the king of troy, is endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed. With the defeat of germany in 1945, she moved with her family to east germany. Christa wolf tried for years to find a way to write about her childhood in nazi germany. Frontmatter table of contents a note on translations introduction. August by wolf christa and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. See all books authored by christa wolf, including kassandra, and medea. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
In 1962 the wolfs moved to kleinmachnow, near berlin, where christa began writing fulltime. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband jason who has betrayed her for another woman. 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. Download full christa wolf book in pdf, epub, mobi and all ebook format.
She moved to east germany in 1945 and joined the socialist unity party in 1949. Christa wolf was a german literary critic, novelist, and essayist. A modern retelling 1996, she rewrote the legend of jason and medea as a story about a society in the west corinth that, because it. Christa wolf kasandra download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. What remains collects christa wolfs short fiction, from early work in the sixties to the widely debated title story, first published in germany in 1990.
After ten years of brutal war, troy has fallen to the greek army, and cassandra is now a prisoner of war, shackled. At home in colchis, there is a movement among the lower classes, which is supported by medea, to invoke an old law that will force king aeetes to step down in deference to his son, the next in line for the throne. Medea is an ancient greek tragedy written by euripides, based upon the myth of jason and medea and first produced in 431 bc. Christa wolf 19292011 was one of the most celebrated german writers of the twentieth century. Interesting enough in its own right, medea takes on added piquancy when read in light of revelations in the wake of german reunification that wolf was, for many years, a stasi informant.
Pity poor medeaat least, thats what german novelist christa wolf would like you to do. Stimmen als frau des argonauten jason lebt medea in korinth, wohin sie ihm aus ihrer. Christa wolf download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Christa wolf has 101 books on goodreads with 29509 ratings. Our contributions by senior and emerging scholars from across the globe emphasize wolfs position as an author of world literature and an important critical. Wolfs medea is not an unbridled jealous daemon driven by raw sexual passion, she is a real person confined by the context and circumstance in which she lives an unloved exile from a primitive culture in a. Gradually, over a period of months, the dilemma has emerged. Explore books by christa wolf with our selection at. She was one of the bestknown writers to emerge from the former east germany. 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. She was one of the bestknown writers to have emerged from the former east germany.
Stimmen appeared in 1996, some critics accused the work of being little more than a pale repetition of the earlier kassandra project. Christa wolfs novel, divided heaven 1963, made her famous. Medea is among the most notorious women in the canon of greek tragedy. Pity poor medeaat least, thats what german novelist. Christa wolfs reconstruction of the social and political pressures on the couples life in exile in corinth is extremely convincing. Pdf in 1995, christa wolf, the most eminent author of the former german democratic republic, published the novel medea. A revisionist account of medea, the sorceress of greek mythology, famous for her cruelty and manipulation of men. In this gripping new novel, christa wolf explodes the myth, offering modern readers a highly relevant portrayal of a fiercely independent woman ensnared in a brutal political battle. In her gripping new novel, christa wolf expands this myth, revealing a fiercely independent woman ensnared in. Christa wolf 1929 german novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, and screenwriter.
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