Date of Award
2004
Document Type
Thesis
Department
English
First Reader
Dr. Doug Sonheim
Second Reader
Dr. Johnny Wink
Third Reader
Dr. Janice M. Duncan
Abstract
Gaston Leroux's 1911 novel, The Phantom of the Opera, has a considerable number of allusions, some of which are accessible to modern American audiences, like references to Romeo and Juliet. Many of the references, however, are very specific to the operatic world or to other somewhat obscure fields. Knowledge of these allusions would greatly enhance the experience of readers of the novel, and would also contribute to their ability to interpret it. Thus my thesis aims to be helpful to those who read The Phantom of the Opera by providing a set of notes, as it were, to explain the allusions, with an emphasis on the extended allusion of the Palais Garnier and the historical models for the heroine, Christine Daae.
Recommended Citation
Mills, Joy A., "Allusions and Historical Models in Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera" (2004). Honors Theses. 83.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/83
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