The Cure at Troy is Seamus Heaneys version of Sophocles Philoctetes. Written in the fifth century BC; this play concerns the predicament of the outcast hero; Philoctetes; whom the Greeks marooned on the island of Lemnos and forgot about until the closing stages of the Siege of Troy. Abandoned because of a wounded foot; Philoctetes nevertheless possesses an invincible bow without which the Greeks cannot win the Trojan War. They are forced to return to Lemnos and seek out Philoctetes support in a drama that explores the conflict between personal integrity and political expediency.Heaneys version of Philoctetes is a fast-paced; brilliant work ideally suited to the stage. Heaney holds on to the majesty of the Greek original; but manages to give his verse the flavor of Irish speech and context.
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