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The Beggar's Opera, often referred to today as the first musical comedy, was the most popular dramatic piece of the eighteenth century -- and is the work that John Gay (1685-1732) is best remembered for having written. That association of popular music and satiric lyrics has proved to be contin...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Winton, Calhoun
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©1993.
Temas:
Gay, John, > 1685-1732. > Beggar's opera.
Gay, John, > 1685-1732 > Stage history > England > London.
Gay, John, > 1685-1732.
Beggar's opera (Gay, John)
1700-1799
Theater > England > London > History > 18th century.
Brigands and robbers in literature.
Théâtre > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Bandits et brigands dans la littérature.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
DRAMA > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Theater.
England > London.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Apprenticeship-A Prelude; 2. The Mohocks; 3. Chaucer in Augustan England; 4. Words and Music; 5. False Starts; 6. The Beggar and His Opera; 7. The Beggar's Opera in Theatre History; 8. The Opera as Work of Art; 9. Polly and the Censors; 10. Last Plays; Epilogue; Appendix A: Were the Mohocks Ever Anything More than a Hairstyle?
  • Appendix B: Gay's Payment for the Opera; Reference Abbreviations; Notes; Index.

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