Paradise : a new version of Sophocles' Philoctetes / Kae Tempest.

By:

Tempest, Kae, 1985-

Contributor(s):

National Theatre (Great Britain)

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1529045266
9781529045260

Other title:

Sophocles' Philoctetes

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

822.92 23

LOC classification:

PA4414.P5 T46 2021

Summary: "Philoctetes lives in a cave on a desolate island: the wartime hero is now a wounded outcast. Stranded for ten years, he sees a chance of escape when a young soldier appears with tales of Philoctetes' past glories. But with hope comes suspicion - and, as an old enemy emerges, he is faced with an even greater temptation: revenge. Kae Tempest is now widely acknowledged as a revolutionary force in contemporary British poetry, music and drama; they continue to expand the range of their work with a new version of Sophocles' Philoctetes in a bold new translation. Like Brand New Ancients before it, Paradise shows Tempest's gift for lending the old tales an immediate contemporary relevance - and will find this timeless story a wide new audience"--Publisher's description

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	SPAA Library	On Shelves	PA4414.P5 T46 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	0007302
Books	SPAA Library	On Shelves	PA4414.P5 T46 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	0007301
Books	SPAA Library	On Shelves	PA4414.P5 T46 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	0007300

Opening: Olivier Theatre, 11 August 2021.

On cover: National Theatre.

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"Philoctetes lives in a cave on a desolate island: the wartime hero is now a wounded outcast. Stranded for ten years, he sees a chance of escape when a young soldier appears with tales of Philoctetes' past glories. But with hope comes suspicion - and, as an old enemy emerges, he is faced with an even greater temptation: revenge. Kae Tempest is now widely acknowledged as a revolutionary force in contemporary British poetry, music and drama; they continue to expand the range of their work with a new version of Sophocles' Philoctetes in a bold new translation. Like Brand New Ancients before it, Paradise shows Tempest's gift for lending the old tales an immediate contemporary relevance - and will find this timeless story a wide new audience"--Publisher's description

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