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The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles' Philoctetes

by Seamus Heaney

Drama Poetry Classics

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Seamus Heaney's acclaimed verse adaptation of Sophocles' Philoctetes confronts suffering, loyalty, and the demands of destiny.

ISBN-13 9780374522896 ASIN 0374522898 Views 61 Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux Year 1991 Edition REPRINT Edition Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 96 Adult No Created February 27, 2026 Updated September 18, 2026

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A modern verse adaptation of Sophocles' ancient Greek tragedy Philoctetes by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney.

The work retains the core dramatic structure while rendering the dialogue in contemporary poetic language.

Heaney's version highlights timeless conflicts between individual suffering and communal necessity.

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