victor's tragic narrative

language: de

definitions

  1. A story or account told by a winner that emphasizes the profound loss, suffering, or heavy emotional and material costs incurred during or after their success.
    de: Siegerische Tragödie
  2. A literary or archetypal theme where the protagonist's victory or conquest serves as the direct catalyst for their eventual moral, physical, or psychological destruction.
    de: Sieg führt zum Untergang

examples

  1. Despite his military triumph, the general's memoirs revealed a victor's tragic narrative of loss and regret.

    Trotz seines militärischen Triumphs enthüllten die Memoiren des Generals eine tragische Erzählung des Siegers von Verlust und Reue.

  2. The play explores the victor's tragic narrative, showing how the crown eventually destroyed him.

    Das Stück untersucht die tragische Erzählung des Siegers und zeigt, wie die Krone ihn schließlich zerstörte.