Made in the media: actresses, celebrity and the periodical press in the late eighteenth century

<p>This thesis examines the periodical culture that operated in late eighteenth-century Britain (predominantly though not exclusively in London) and the ways in which it made the female ‘stars’ of the stage. I propose that actresses’ celebrity was in part made in the media; the press coverage...

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Main Author: Senkiw, AL
Other Authors: Ballaster, R
Format: Thesis
Published: 2019
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