{"product_id":"cassandra-a-novel-and-four-essays-paperback","title":"Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChrista Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJan Van Heurck\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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, \u003ci\u003eCassandra\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1980 East German author \u003cb\u003eChrista Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e took a trip to Greece accompanied by her husband, Gerhard. 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. The fifth lecture was ad raft of the novel \u003ci\u003eCassandra\u003c\/i\u003e, which she then revised and expanded for publication. The four introductory lectures were published separately in Germany under the title \u003ci\u003eConditions of a Narrative: Cassandra; The Frankfurt Lectures on Poetics \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eVoraussetzungen einer Erzählung: Kassandra\u003c\/i\u003e). This volume presents the novel first, followed by its companion lectures, which illuminate its background and implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45336097751142,"sku":"9780374519049","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TGZEcGoyUTk4T3FRdnE5bGdpTlAvZz09.webp?v=1774601426","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/cassandra-a-novel-and-four-essays-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}