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Dido’s Guilt and Silence in Virgilian Echoes
The discussion contrasts modern and Trapp annotated readings of the Aeneid, arguing the chief beauty lies in transforming Didos proud silence into speechless horror. It claims Virgil implies Didos guilt turns her to stone, deaf to Aeneas and reproached by a virtuous priestess, a claim refined by a new interpretation of the lament and the silence.
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