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The cure at Troy : a version of Sophocles' Philoctetes / Seamus Heaney.

by Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013.

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Faber & Faber, Incorporated, 2018.

Philoctetes (Mythological character) -- Drama.

Trojan War -- Drama.

Greek drama (Tragedy) -- Translations into English.

Troy (Extinct city) -- Drama.

9780571327652 (pbk)

Alternate title:

Sophocles' Philoctetes

Paperback edition first published in 1990 by Faber & Faber Inc.

"Seamus Heaney's version of Sophocles's Philoctetes tells of the wounded hero marooned upon an island by the Greeks during the Siege of Troy. As the conflict comes to a climax, the Greeks begin to realise they cannot win the Trojan war without Philoctetes's invincible bow, and turn back to seek his help. The Cure at Troy dramatises the conflict between personal integrity and political expediency, and explores ways in which the victims of injustice can become as devoted to the contemplation of their wounds as the perpetrators are to the justification of their system. Responsive to the Greek playwright's understanding of the relations between public and private morality, The Cure at Troy is a sharp, fast-paced retelling of the Greek original, shot through with Heaney's own Irish speech and context. History says, Don't hope. On this side of the grave. But then, once in a lifetime. The longed-for tidal wave. Of justice can rise up, And hope and history rhyme."--Publisher.

Sophocles. Philoctetes. English.

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