Аннотация
The article discusses the interpretation of antique female images, reflected in “Medea. Voices” by German writer Christa Wolf. The discrepancy between moral standards and surrounding reality left an imprint on issues of traditional values and caused serious difficulties in assessing what was happening around. Of particular interest is the author’s position on female images, and, in particular, the image of the main character, through which she debunks the patriarchal lie about strong women and contrasts two completely different cultures: matriarchy and patriarchy, new and old social forms. By identifying the similarities and differences between the narrative structures of the novel and the primary sources, Ch. Wolf's attitude to historical events in Germany in the 90s of the 20th century is analyzed. Ch. Wolf retains in her novel about the past the features of the language of the depicted era, the speech flavor of the time of creation of the primary sources. The article discusses the need to include intertext in the work being created, which allows a more in-depth understanding of the text, which is not always possible, since the author can enter information from other sources into his work, thereby allowing the text not to be understood due to the explication of multidimensional links with other texts. Through labeling, identification and opposition to texts of other authors the writer creates her own text and establishes her own personality.