IV.i.3. Annotated typescript drafts of 'Philoctetes', later published as 'The Cure of Troy',
ca. 1990.
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| Summary: | Draft 1 with manuscript annoatations in black and red ink, with an attached photocopy of the same draft dated 4 June; Draft 2 with pages numbered 1-32. |
| In collection: | Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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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. Taken from a folder originally marked as 'Philoctetes' by Heaney. 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: 107 pages. more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
