An edition of Reading Dido (1994)
Reading Dido
gender, textuality, and the medieval Aeneid
By Marilynn Desmond
Publish Date
1994
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Language
eng
Pages
296
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
People: Virgil
Places: Carthage (Extinct city)
Times: Middle English, 1100-1500, To 1500