Doolittle, Eliza
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