{"product_id":"9780571327652","title":"The Cure at Troy","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): HEANEY, SEAMUS \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/01\/2017,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 88 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780571327652,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeamus 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory says, Don't hopeOn this side of the grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then, once in a lifetimeThe longed-for tidal waveOf justice can rise up,And hope and history rhyme.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697818173484,"sku":"9780571327652","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780571327652.jpg?v=1722603756","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780571327652","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}