Inês isn’t Dido, because Camões rejected to be Virgil
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The Lusiads, Aeneid, Virgil, Camões, Dido, Inês de CastroAbstract
Among Camões studies, it is common to draw parallels between Os Lusíadas and Virgil’s Aeneid, seeking support for certain interpretations. This is a fair choice, as Aeneid is clearly the source of Camões’ poem. Less common is the study of the differences between the two poems, which do exist and therefore cannot fail to be significant. The aim of this work is to study the differences between two episodes that critics often compare: Dido, from Aeneid, and Inês de Castro, from Os Lusíadas. A careful reading reveals a lot of differences, which scholars do not usually pay attention to.
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