victor's tragic narrative

language: ja

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.
    ja: 勝者の悲劇的な物語
  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.
    ja: 勝利が破滅を招く物語

examples

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

    軍事的な勝利にもかかわらず、その将軍の回想録は、喪失と後悔に満ちた勝者の悲劇的な物語を明らかにしていた。

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

    その劇は勝者の悲劇的な物語を探索し、王冠がいかにして最終的に彼を破滅させたかを描いている。