{"product_id":"9781784993986","title":"Dido, Queen of Carthage","description":"Author: Ruth Lunney\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784993986\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 344 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA city burns, and a queen burns for love: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDido, Queen of Carthage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e re-imagines one of the great legendary stories. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe encounter between a wandering hero and an African queen engenders love and loss, eroticism and absurdity, childish simplicity and compelling eloquence. Written for children to perform in the 1580s, \u003ci\u003eDido \u003c\/i\u003eis nonetheless a remarkable play, revolutionary in its approach to character, blank verse, and audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is the first single-text scholarly edition in English. It is an indispensable resource for scholars, students, and theatre practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe edition features an accessible text, lightly punctuated for ease of reading and speaking. It incorporates new research into authorship (which indicates that Marlowe wrote the play), a detailed analysis of \u003ci\u003eDido\u003c\/i\u003e's sources, and a survey of criticism; it assesses the evidence for early performances and provides extensive information about modern productions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924878049438,"sku":"ING-9781784993986","price":194.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784993986.jpg?v=1782954478","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784993986","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}