Thesis
A star is born : Kitty Clive and female representation in eighteenth-century English musical theatre
- Abstract:
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Catherine ('Kitty') Clive (1711-1785) was the most famous singer-actress of mideighteenth century London, and one of the first women whom Drury Lane managers sought to popularize specifically as a singer. Drawing on theories of star construction in cinema, this thesis explores how the public persona of Mrs Clive 'composed' the music she sang.
A key ingredient in star production is the wide-ranging dissemination of the star's image. The first chapter explains how the mid-eighteenth ...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2004
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- td:602367971
- Source identifiers:
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- Deposit date:
- 2013-01-21
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Joncus, B
- Copyright date:
- 2004
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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