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A Version of Sophocles' Philoctetes
by Seamus Heaney · 1990 · 96 pages

Joe Biden
A verse adaptation of Sophocles' Philoctetes that explores the conflict between personal integrity and political expediency. Set during the closing days of the Trojan War, it follows the Greeks' attempt to retrieve the abandoned hero Philoctetes and his invincible bow. The work famously parallels the classical myth with the contemporary political struggles of Northern Ireland.
Published
1990
Pages
96
Language
en
ISBN
9780571327652
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