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Author(s):	Lesia Ukrainka

Date:	2024	Format:	pdf	Language:	English	ISBN/ASIN:	0674291786
Pages:	160	OCR:		Quality:		ISBN13:
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Cassandra, the daughter of King Priam of Troy, is cursed with the gift of true prophecies that are not believed by anyone. She foretells the citys fall should Paris bring Helen as his wife, as well as the death of several of Troys heroes and her family. The classic myth turns into much more in Lesia Ukrainkas rendering: Cassandras prophecies are uttered in highly poetic languagefitting for the genre of the workand are not believed for that reason, rather than because of Apollos curse. Cassandra as poet and as woman are the focal points of the drama.

Cassandra: A Dramatic Poem encapsulates the complexities of Ukrainkas late works: use of classical mythology and her intertextual practice  intense focus on issues of colonialism and cultural subjugationand allegorical reading of the asymmetric relationship of Ukrainian and Russian culture  a sharp commentary on patriarchy and the subjugation of women  and the dilemma of the writer-seer who knows the truth and its ominous implications but is powerless to impart that to contemporaries and countrymen.

This strongly autobiographical work commanded a significant critical reception in Ukraine and projects Ukrainka into the new Ukrainian cultural canon. Presented here in a contemporary and sophisticated English translation attuned to psychological nuance, it is sure to attract the attention of the modern-day reader.
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