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Doolittle, Eliza |
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Doolittle, Eliza Cockney girl taught by professor to imitate aristocracy. [Br. Lit.: Pygmalion] See : Cockney Doolittle, Eliza Cockney flower girl transformed from guttersnipe to lady via better English. [Br. Lit.: Pygmalion] See : Diction, Faulty Doolittle, Eliza slum girl taught by professor to imitate upper class. [Br. Lit.: Pygmalion] See : Mimicry Doolittle, Eliza Cockney flower-girl, trained by a professor, gains admission to polite society. [Br. Drama: G. B. Shaw Pygmalion; Am. Musical: My Fair Lady in On Stage, 373] See : Transformation |
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