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Medea

by Christa Wolf · 1996

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Medea is among the most notorious women in Greek tragedy - a woman who sacrifices her own children to her jealous rage. In this novel, Wolf explodes the myth, offering modern readers a portrayal of a fiercely independent woman ensnared in a political battle.

Genre
mythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thisancient worldancient worldMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of thistheatretheatreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ancient historyancient historyMore like thisLess of thisancient Greeceancient GreeceMore like thisLess of thisGermanyGermanyMore like thisLess of thisGreeceGreeceMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
Subject
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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 208 pages

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