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Dido
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Plot:
- » Dramatis Personae
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- » Scene Summaries:
- Act I:[1][2]
- Act II:[1]
- Act III:[1][2][3][4]
- Act IV:[1][2][3][4][5]
- Act V:[1]
References:
Dido, Queen of Carthage
Dido Web Links
There follows a list of website links specifically related to Marlowe's play Dido, Queen of Carthage. A wider selection of Marlowe-related links can be found in our Marlowe Web Links section.
1. Online Texts
| Website | Summary | Website Link |
|---|---|---|
| Project Gutenberg: Dido, Queen of Carthage |
Single E-Book in text format (ASCII, UTF and zipped). Straight transcription that maintains original spelling and punctuation of 1594 Quarto. | Gutenberg Dido Text |
| Perseus: Dido, Queen of Carthage |
Annotated, scene by scene, HTML format play text at the Tufts University Digital Library. | Perseus Dido Text |
| Peter Farey’s Site: Dido, Queen of Carthage |
HTML text of the entire play, with modernised spelling and punctuation. | Farey Dido Text |
| Project Gutenberg: Virgil's Aeneid |
A range HTML texts of Marlowe's source in the original Latin or various English translations. | Aeneid (Latin) Aeneid (English) Aeneid (Mackail) Aeneid (Taylor) Aeneid (Voltaire) |
2. Historical Background
| Website | Summary | Website Link |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | Marlowe's Play | Dido, Queen of Carthage |
| Wikipedia | Historical background on the story and characters in the play. | Dido and
Aeneas; Carthage and Troy. |
| Wikipedia | Background on the characters from Roman Mythology that appear in the play. | Roman Mythology; Jupiter, Juno, Venus and Cupid. |
3. Recent Stage Productions of Dido
| Production | Summary | Website Link |
|---|---|---|
| National Theatre: London, 2009 |
The latest production is about to open at the National in London, directed by James Macdonald, and starring Anastasia Hille as Dido. | National Production |
| Angels in the Architecture: London, 2006 & 2008 |
A production directed by Rebecca McCutcheon was set in the House of St Barnabas in Soho (2006) and later adapted to the appropriately sumptuous surroundings of Kensington Palace (2008). | Angels in the Architecture; Kensington Palace Press Release |
| Shakespeare's Globe: London, 2003 |
Modern dress production directed by Tim Carroll, set in a children's playground. | British Theatre Guide; Independent Review |
4. Thomas Nashe Links
| Website | Summary | Website Link |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | Brief biography, career summary, and a chronology of Nashe's works. | Nashe at Wikipedia |
| Luminarium | The excellent Luminarium Anthology of English Literature site provides a comprehensive portal of biography, essays, quotes, texts, links, bibliography and images. | Nashe at Luminarium |
| Project Gutenberg: Nashe Texts |
The full texts of The Choice of Valentines and The Unfortunate Traveller. | Nashe Texts Index |