Cassandra — Lesia Ukrainka

Cassandra is a drama by Lesia Ukrainka on the classical subject of the Trojan prophetess whose prophecies nobody would heed.

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Cassandra by Lesia Ukrainka draws on the myth of the Trojan prophetess Cassandra, doomed to know the future but unable to change it. Ukrainka fills the classical plot with modern content.

Cassandra in Ukrainka's version embodies the intellectual who sees the future but is ignored by society. The eternal theme of a prophet unrecognised in their own land.

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AuthorLesia Ukrainka

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Ukrainian Literature