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1、bakkhai2alsobyannecarsonavailablefromnewdirectionsTheAlbertineWorkoutAntigonickGlass,Irony&GodNox34bakkhai5iwishiweretwodogsthenicouldplaywithme(translator’snoteoneuripides’bakkhai)Dionysosisgodofthebeginningbeforethebeginning.Whatmakesbeginningsspecial?Th
2、inkofyourfirstsipofwinefromareallygoodbottle.Openingpageofacrimenovel.Startofanidea.Tingleoffallinginlove.Beginningshavetheirownenergy,ethics,tonality,colour.Greenish-bluish-purpledewyandcoolalmosttransparent,asaripegrape.Toneofalterity,thingsjustabouttoch
3、ange,alreadylookingdifferent.Energyheadlongandheedlessandshotlikeabeam.Ethics6fantasticallyselfish.Heisayounggod.Mythologicallyobscure,alwaysjustarrivingatsomenewplacetodisruptthestatusquo,wearingthestartofasmile.TheGreekscalledhim“foreign”andstagedhisincu
4、rsionintopolisafterpolisinstoriesliketheoneinEuripides’Bakkhai.Ashockingplay.LecturinginJapanStephenHawkingwasaskednottomentionthattheuniversehadabeginning(andsolikelyanend)becauseitwouldaffectthestockmarket.Speculationaside,weallneedaprehistory.Accordingt
5、oFreud,wedonothingbutrepeatit.Beginningsarespecialbecausemostofthemarefake.Thenewpersonyoubecomewiththatfirstsipofwinewasalreadythere.LookatPentheustwirlingaroundinadress,sopleasedwithhisgirl-guisehe’salmostintears.7Arewetobelievethisdesireisnew?Whywasheke
6、epingthatdressinthebackofhisclosetanyhow?Costumeisflesh.LookatDionysos,pluckedprematurelyfromhisdoomedmother’swombandsewnupinthethighofZeustobebornagainlater.Lifeisarehearsalforlife.Here’sawell-knownsecretaboutDionysos:despiteallthoselegendsofhimas“newgod”
7、importedtoGreecefromtheeast,hisnameisalreadyonLinearBtabletsthatdateto12th-centuryBC.Previousnessissomethingagodcanmanagefairlywell(“time”afictionforhim)butmortalslessso.Lookatthosepoorpassionatewomenwhoworshipthisgod,theBakkhai,destroyersoflivestockandloc
8、alpeople8andPentheustheking.Theyhadapriorexistenceonce.Theherdsmandescribesthemlyingatpeaceinthemountains“calmasbuttonsonashirt.”Thisistheworldbeforemen.Thenthepossearrivesandviolencebegins.Whatdoesthistellus
