The beggar's opera ; and, Polly / John Gay ; edited with an introduction and notes by Hal Gladfelder.

Author
Gay, John, 1685-1732 [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Description
xlvii, 207 pages ; 20 cm.

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    Summary note
    In this work, John Gay turned the conventions of Italian opera riotously upside-down, instead using traditional popular ballads and street tunes, while also indulging in political satire at the expense of the then Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages [xli]-xlv).
    Contents
    • Introduction
    • Note on the text
    • Select bibliography
    • A chronology of John Gay
    • The beggar's opera
    • Polly
    • Appendix: The sources of Gay's airs
    • Explanatory notes.
    ISBN
    • 9780199642229 ((pbk.))
    • 0199642222 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    2012286388
    OCLC
    826658708
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