RE: VIRGIL: Remember me? (totally irrelevant joke)
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 1TATel. 01223-332483email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]web: http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/faculty/cburrow/ -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Denise Davis-HenrySent: 25 February 2004 22:31To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: VIRGIL: Remember me? I am sorry to be so ignorant: are you saying that there is a current singing star named Dido? Denise - Original Message - From: Simon Cauchi To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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'srecent songs:My Lover's GoneMy lover's gone, his boots no longer by my door,He left at dawn, and as I slept I felt him goReturns 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 passedI sing alone, while I watch the ocean ...Sounds more like Ariadne to me than Dido. And I'm thinking here more ofMonteverdi's Lamento d'Arianna than Ovid, but even that parallel is notexactly close.Simon Cauchi[EMAIL PROTECTED]---To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply.Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the messageunsubscribe mantovano in the body (omitting the quotation marks). Youcan also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
RE: VIRGIL: Remember me?
I am sorry to be so ignorant:are you saying that there is a current singing star named Dido? Denise There is. You can read about her here: http://bahcecikdevekusu.com/dido/bio.htm Dido does not seem to be a name commonly chosen, at least in the English-speaking world, and I wondered if it was a stage name. It seems however it was the name she was given and I suspect it was a reference to classical Dido. Here in England she seems to be quite often mentioned on radio and TV and my ears prick up every time I hear her name because I am currently reading about Dido in the Aeneid. I suspect she is very conscious of Virgil's work - I would be if I were called Dido -and I wondered if it was reflected in any of her songs (I have to confess I wouldn't recognise any of them if I heard them, but I am not exactly the right age group). Patrick Roper
RE: VIRGIL: Remember me? (totally irrelevant joke)
Well I don't know if the joke about Madonna really answered the question. The Classical heroine explanation is OK, but I think that the answer is "Yes" there is a Pop star singer that calls herself Dido. and part of the song was posted in an e-mail reflecting whether the pop singer is being inspired by the history of Aeneas and Dido. I don't think you are ignorant, the simple fact of ask questions lifts you up from such loathsome stage. Don't ever stop asking questions.This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail
