Dido Book:

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The classic myth of Dido, as seen through the ages by artists, writers, and scholars.

The story of Dido and Aeneas and their tragic love has been one of the most compelling and durable of the great classical myths. The story has led artists, writers, and musicians throughout the centuries to appropriate--and misappropriate--its elements for both artistic and political ends.

In this book, ten distinguished contributors from the fields of fine art, history, English literature, classics, and music examine the myth itself and the way in which it has been reinterpreted over the centuries. The volume opens with considerations of the theatrical aspects of Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid, the character of Dido, and the appearances of Mercury; subsequent essays discuss interpretations of the image of the queen in art, in a play by Marlowe, in operas by Cavalli and Purcell, and in seventeenth-century English satire. Ranging from an evaluation of paintings of Dido by Rembrandt, Turner, and Rubens (reproduced in black-and-white photographs) to an analysis of Dido as a conspiracy theorist plotting her own downfall, this collection is essential to all who have encountered Dido and her legacy in the arts.