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Two Dramatizations from Vergil: I. Dido—the Phœnecian Queen; II. The Fall of Troy

Chapter 1: TWO DRAMATIZATIONS FROM VERGIL I. DIDO—The Phœnician Queen II. THE FALL OF TROY
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A volume presents two stage adaptations drawn from Virgil’s epic: one dramatizes the tragic love between a Trojan exile and the queen of Carthage, tracing their meeting, passion, and the doomed fallout imposed by fate; the other stages the fall of Troy, concentrating key episodes of siege and destruction. Both are rendered into English verse with added lyrics, stage directions, and musical accompaniment for performance, condensing epic narrative passages into theatrical scenes and emphasizing dramatic speech, action, and scenic suggestions intended for classroom or stage presentation.

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Title: Two Dramatizations from Vergil: I. Dido—the Phœnecian Queen; II. The Fall of Troy

Author: Virgil

Contributor: J. Raleigh Nelson

Translator: Frank Justus Miller

Release date: May 14, 2017 [eBook #54717]

Language: English

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TWO DRAMATIZATIONS
FROM VERGIL
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
THE BAKER & TAYLOR COMPANY
NEW YORK
THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
LONDON
THE MARUZEN-KABUSHIKI-KAISHA
TOKYO, OSAKA, KYOTO, FUKUOKA, SENDAI
THE MISSION BOOK COMPANY
SHANGHAI

TWO DRAMATIZATIONS
FROM VERGIL
 
I. DIDO—The Phœnician Queen
 
II. THE FALL OF TROY

ARRANGED AND TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH VERSE
BY
FRANK JUSTUS MILLER
Author of The Tragedies of Seneca, Translated into English Verse
The Stage Directions and Music for the Dido Are Contributed By
J. RALEIGH NELSON
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Copyright 1908 By
Frank Justus Miller
All Rights Reserved
Published September 1908
Second Impression April 1913
Third Impression March 1917
Fourth Impression January 1920
Fifth Impression August 1924
Composed and Printed By
The University of Chicago Press
Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.