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desertcart.com: The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite: 9780393325836: Soyinka, Wole: Books Review: Very Different than Euripides's play - Actually this play by Soyinka is ENTIRELY an adaptation, and contains very little (if any) of the original ancient text. He says in the preface that he borrowed from other translations to make his adaptation. So the below reviewer is mistaken when he says that it is "a pretty faithful adaptation of it". I have studied The Bacchae for years, in the original ancient Greek and in over 8 translations of it, and can say without any hesitation that this is a completely DIFFERENT play than Euripides'. The only things that remain the same are the characters and the flavour of the structure of the original. It is a beautiful "adaptation" nevertheless, but really, nothing can compare to Euripides's!
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,617,251 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #402 in African Literature (Books) #579 in Ancient & Classical Dramas & Plays |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (21) |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.2 inches |
| Edition | 2nd |
| ISBN-10 | 0393325830 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0393325836 |
| Item Weight | 6.7 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 120 pages |
| Publication date | July 17, 2004 |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
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Very Different than Euripides's play
Actually this play by Soyinka is ENTIRELY an adaptation, and contains very little (if any) of the original ancient text. He says in the preface that he borrowed from other translations to make his adaptation. So the below reviewer is mistaken when he says that it is "a pretty faithful adaptation of it". I have studied The Bacchae for years, in the original ancient Greek and in over 8 translations of it, and can say without any hesitation that this is a completely DIFFERENT play than Euripides'. The only things that remain the same are the characters and the flavour of the structure of the original. It is a beautiful "adaptation" nevertheless, but really, nothing can compare to Euripides's!
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