Western University Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository 12-11-2013 12:00 AM The Orpheus Figure: The Voice in Writing, Music and Media Jason R. D'Aoust The University of Western Ontario Supervisor Allan Pero The University of Western Ontario Graduate Program in Theory and Criticism A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the equirr ements for the degree in Doctor of Philosophy © Jason R. D'Aoust 2013 Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd Part of the Comparative Literature Commons, Film and Media Studies Commons, and the Musicology Commons Recommended Citation D'Aoust, Jason R., "The Orpheus Figure: The Voice in Writing, Music and Media" (2013). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 1857. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/1857 This Dissertation/Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship@Western. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository by an authorized administrator of Scholarship@Western. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE ORPHEUS FIGURE: THE VOICE IN WRITING, MUSIC AND MEDIA (Thesis format: Monograph) by Jason R. D’Aoust Graduate Program in Theory and Criticism A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada © Jason R. D’Aoust, 2013 Abstract: This study traces a historical trajectory of the voice as it encounters the Orpheus figure in writing, music, and other media. Following a critical discussion of Auerbach’s literary figuration, the author questions certain aspects of phonocentrism in relation to opera and texts using the voice for authoritative or rhetorical purposes.