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The figure of Dido in French drama and French music : interpretations of the tragic love story of a legendary heroine /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hollard, Thoron, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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
  • 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