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The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles' Philoctetes

A Version of Sophocles' Philoctetes

by Seamus Heaney · 1990 · 96 pages

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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.

Book Details

Published

1990

Pages

96

Language

en

ISBN

9780571327652

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