What is it about?
The essay explores Aeneas' arrival at Carthage and his recollection of the Fall of Troy through ekphrasis, the description of visual or plastic art in literature, in Christopher Marlowe's play Dido, Queen of Carthage.
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Why is it important?
The essay examines Marlowe's Dido from the perspective of art and explores the play's relation to its ancinet sources.
Perspectives
This essay is part of my exploration of ekphrasis in Renaissance literature.
Efterpi Mitsi
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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This page is a summary of: ‘What is this but stone?’ Priam's statue in Marlowe'sDido, Queen of Carthage, Word & Image, October 2011, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/02666286.2011.621636.
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