{"product_id":"9780571327652-the-cure-at-troy","title":"The Cure at Troy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA version of Sophocles' Philoctetes that 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' invincible bow, and turn back to seek his help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeamus Heaney's version of Sophocles's \u003ci\u003ePhiloctetes\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cure at Troy\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Cure at Troy\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharp, fast-paced retelling of the Greek original, shot through with Heaney's own Irish speech and context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory says, \u003c\/i\u003eDon't hope\u003cbr\u003eOn this side of the grave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut then, once in a lifetime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe longed-for tidal wave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf justice can rise up,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd hope and history rhyme.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536499712374,"sku":"9780571327652","price":9.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36394667.jpg?v=1774289098","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571327652-the-cure-at-troy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}