Wole Soyinka has translated in both language and spirit a great
classic of ancient Greek theater. He does so with a poet's ear for
the cadences and rhythms of chorus and solo verse as well as a
commanding dramatic use of the central social and religious myth.
In his hands The Bacchae becomes a communal feast, a tumultuous
celebration of life, and a robust ritual of the human and social
psyche. "The Bacchae is the rites of an extravagant banquet, a
monstrous feast," Soyinka writes. "Man reaffirms his indebtedness
to earth, dedicates himself to the demands of continuity, and
invokes the energies of productivity. Reabsorbed within the
communal psyche he provokes the resources of nature; in turn he is
replenished for the cyclic rain in his fragile individual potency."
The blending of two master playwrights Euripides and Soyinka makes
for an unforgettable experience."
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