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1 online resource (xv, 615 pages) |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Abstract; Foreword; Preface; Texts and conventions; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Virgil and Dido; Part I: Dido in French drama; Dido and the context of French tragedy; Jodelle- Didon se sacrifiant; Hardy- Didon se sacrifiant; Scudery- Didon; Boisrobert- La Vraye Didon, ou la Didon chaste; Montfleury- L'Ambigu comique, ou les Amours de Didon et d'AEnee; Le Franc de Pomopgnan- Didon; Roumegous- Didon; Part II: Dido in French music; The French cantata; Campra- Didon and Enee et Didon; Monteclair- La Mort de Didon; Mouret- Didon |
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Collin de Blamont- DidonLa Garde- Enee et Didon; Charpentier- Didon; The emergence of French opera; Demarest- Didon; Niccolo Piccinni- Didon; Hector Berlioz- Les Troyens; Conclusion; Appendices; Appendix A: Metastasio- Didone abbandonata; Appendix B: Le Fuel de Mericourt- Didon heureuse; Appendix C: Blangini fils- Didon; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Ere for the first time, the various French treatments of Dido's tragic story in both drama and music, most of which are little known today are brought together, examined, compared, and evaluated. In Virgil's Aeneid, the evocation of Dido's great and fateful passion had an impact that has continued to reverberate over two millennia. Among the vast array of artistic creations that Dido has inspired are a number of French tragedies and musical works from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. This study embraces different genres and spans several centuries, demonstrates the commonalities betwe |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Dido (Legendary character) -- Songs and music
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Dido (Legendary character) fast |
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French drama -- Roman influences
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Dido (Legendary character) in literature
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Mythology, Classical, in literature.
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DRAMA -- Continental European.
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Dido (Legendary character) in literature
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Mythology, Classical, in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Songs and music
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780773420427 |
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0773420428 |
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