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 hopeOn this side of the grave.But then,once in a lifetimeThe longed-for tidal waveOf justice can rise up,And hope and history rhyme.
Publisher: Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571327652Number of pages: 88Weight: 125 gDimensions: 197 x 130 x 7 mmEdition: Main
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney's passing in 2013 robbed the literary world of one of its most profound and learned voices. Born in 1939 in Northern Ireland,Heaney began publishing poetry whilst lecturing in Belfast in the 1960s,later moving to Dublin where he resided under his death.
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