Date of Award
2002
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Martin, Thomas L.
Abstract
Cassandra of Troy acts as a symbol of the repressed women in Western society, yet she has also become the figure that reawakens the female literary voice in modern times. Christa Wolf's Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays is the prime example of this literary movement: the female point of view emerges from a patriarchal myth that originally silenced her. Other examples of the re-emerging voice are Christa Wolf's retelling of Medea, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Kassandra in The Firebrand, and Octavia Butler's prophetic Lauren Oya Olamina (a reflection of an African female goddess's power) in the Parable of the Sower series.
Extent
52 p.
Recommended Citation
Rutman, Melanie., "Cassandra principle: Modern feminist reincarnations of the prophetic voice in female space" (2002). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 350.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/350
Identifier
FADT12950
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2002.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters