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Product Description: The classic myth of Dido, as seen through the ages by artists, writers, and scholars. The story of Dido and Aeneas and their tragic love has been one of the most compelling and durable of the great classical myths. The story has led artists, writers, and musicians throughout the centuries to appropriate--and misappropriate--its elements for both artistic and political ends...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: By going into print, the ballet master, dancer, and writer on dance, Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), helped to set the tone for major reforms in theatrical dance and furthered the development of a style of dramatic pantomime-ballet which would become known as ballet d'action...read more