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An edition of The cure at Troy: a version of Sophocles' Philoctetes (1990)

The cure at Troy

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The Cure at Troy is Seamus Heaney's version of Sophocles's Philoctetes. Written in the fifth century BC, this play concerns the predicament of the outcast hero, Philoctetes, whom the Greeks marooned on the island of Lemnos and forgot about until the closing stages of the Siege of Troy. Abandoned because of a wounded foot, Philoctetes nevertheless possesses an invincible bow without which the Greeks cannot win the Trojan War. They are forced to return to Lemnos and seek out Philoctetes' support in a drama that explores the conflict between personal integrity and political expediency.

Heaney's version of Philoctetes is a fast-paced, brilliant work ideally suited to the stage. Heaney holds on to the majesty of the Greek original, but manages to give his verse the flavor of Irish speech and context.

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Noonday Press
Language
English
Pages
81

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Subjects
Drama, Trojan War, Philoctetes (Greek mythology), British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Philosophy, ancient
Places
Troy (Extinct city)

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The cure at Troy: a version of Sophocles' Philoctetes
1991, Noonday Press
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The cure at Troy: a version of Sophocles' Philoctetes
1991, Faber and Faber
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The cure at Troy: a version of Sophocles'"Philoctetes"
1991, Farrar Straus and Giroux
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The cure at Troy: a version of Sophocles's Philoctetes
1990, Faber
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The cure at Troy: a version of Sophocles's Philoctetes
1990, Field Day
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882/.01
Library of Congress
PA4414.P5 H43 1991, PA4414.P5H43 1991

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81 p. ;
Number of pages
81

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OL1575209M
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0374133557
LCCN
91073600
OCLC/WorldCat
26971081
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41212
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897905

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