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Reminds me of a true story told by a barrister friend of mine. In the
course of a case involving Madonna she had to ask (for the purposes of the
record) 'And who is Madonna?' Whereupon the judge said 'Could it be noted in the
record that I did not ask that question.'
(Denise: Madonna is a pop star, Dido is a classical heroine, and you have
made my day; thank you).
Colin Burrow, Senior Lecturer in English and Fellow, Gonville
and Caius College, Cambridge CB2 1TA
Tel. 01223-332483
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I am sorry to be so ignorant: are you saying that there is a current
singing star named Dido? Denise
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Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004
3:05 PM
Subject: RE: VIRGIL: Remember
me?
>I wonder if there is a reflection of the Aeneid in
one of pop star Dido's
>recent songs:
>
>My Lover's
Gone
>
>My lover's gone, his boots no longer by my
door,
>He left at dawn, and as I slept I felt him
go
>Returns no more, I will not watch the ocean,
>My lover's
gone, no earthly ships will ever bring him home again.
>
>My
lover's gone, I know that kiss will be my last,
>No more his song,
the tune upon his lips has passed
>I sing alone, while I watch the
ocean ...
Sounds more like Ariadne to me than Dido. And I'm
thinking here more of
Monteverdi's Lamento d'Arianna than Ovid, but
even that parallel is not
exactly close.
Simon
Cauchi
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