Title: Reading Dido
First published: 1994
Description: Marilynn Desmond recovers an alternative Virgil from historical tradition and provides a new model for reading the Aeneid. Following the figure of Dido as she emerges from ancient historical and literary texts and circulates in medieval textual cultures, Reading Dido offers the modern reader a series of countertraditions that support feminist, anti-homophobic, and postcolonial interpretive gestures.
Subjects: Dido (Legendary character) in literature, English literature, French literature, History and criticism, In literature, Literature, Medieval, Medieval Literature, Queens in literature, Roman influences, Sex role in literature, Virgil, English literature, foreign influences, English literature, history and criticism, middle english, 1100-1500, French literature, history and criticism, to 1500, Literature, medieval, history and criticism, Littérature anglaise, Influence romaine, Littérature française, Histoire et critique, Littérature médiévale, Didon (Personnage légendaire) dans la littérature, Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature, Reines dans la littérature, Carthage (Ville ancienne) dans la littérature, Dans la littérature
Places: Carthage (Extinct city)
People: Virgil
Time periods: Middle English, 1100-1500, To 1500
LC classification: PR127 .D47 1994