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Angels and Dionysos
I. Introduction
The great significance of Tony Kushner¡¯s Angels in America: Millennium Approaches is that it not only solves the big problem in artistic creation which was put forward by Nietzsche, that is, how to combine the Apollonian image and the Dionysiac spirit on the dramatic stage, but more importantly, it implies a possible solution to the social problems by reviving the long-lost spirit of Dionyos and bringing the sublime and divine back onto the stage. Thus by solving the artistic problem and implying the solution to the realistic problems, this work suggests the close relationship between the artistic world and the realistic world. It reflects that the importance of art lies in that it is not only an imitation of the reality, but it also can transcend the reality and its catharsis and healing power can give the audience greatest relaxation from the misery of daily life. However, Kusher makes his play more significant by suggesting a new mode...