IV.i.2. Incomplete manuscript draft of an introductory note on Sophocles' play 'Philoctetes',
ca. 1990.
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| Summary: | Heaney's draft introduction provides a context to 'Philoctetes'. Attached is a photocopy of an English language translation of the play. |
| In collection: | Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Heaney's adaption of Sophocles' play 'Philoctetes', titled 'The Cure at Troy', was first performed in the Guildhall, Derry and first published by Faber and Faber, in 1990. Department of Manuscripts, National Library of Ireland. There are additional Seamus Heaney manuscripts held in the Department of Manuscripts (MS 41,932/1-3). This consists of manuscript and typescript drafts of the poem 'Sweeney Astray', with additional notes on early Irish poetry; Physical description: 39 pages. more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
