Date Thesis Awarded
5-2008
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Literary and Cultural Studies
Advisor
Colleen Kennedy
Committee Members
Simon Joyce
Katherine K. Preston
Abstract
Since its original publication in 1909, the French novel The Phantom of the Opera has been adapted into countless film and theater productions, solidifying its position in the popular consciousness of twentieth- and twenty-first-century America. This cross-media analysis examines the original novel, the 1925 Lon Chaney silent film, and the 1986 Andrew Lloyd Webber megamusical, addressing the formal issues of adaptation from words to film to stage and the text s continuing cultural significance.
Recommended Citation
Boos, Kristin, "The Mega-, Melo-, and Meta-Drama in Adaptations of The Phantom of the Opera" (2008). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 819.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/819
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.