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96 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
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The Cure at Troy is Seamus Heaney's 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 th...
Community Reviews Summary of 117 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
tense 50%
inspiring 37%
dark 25%
emotional 25%
hopeful 25%
mysterious 12%
sad 12%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | Plot: 12% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 37%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | N/A: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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96 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Cure at Troy is Seamus Heaney's 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 th...
Community Reviews Summary of 117 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
tense 50%
inspiring 37%
dark 25%
emotional 25%
hopeful 25%
mysterious 12%
sad 12%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | Plot: 12% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 37%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | N/A: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.