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But John Gay's place in all this has not been well defined. His Opera is often regarded as some sort of chance event. In John Gay and the London Theatre, the first book-length study of John Gay as dramatic author, Calhoun Winton recognizes the Opera as part of an entirely self-conscious career...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Winton, Calhoun
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 1993.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Gay, John, > 1685-1732.
Gay, John, > 1685-1732 > Stage history > England > London.
Gay, John, > 1685-1732. > Beggar's opera.
Beggar's opera (Gay, John)
Theater.
Brigands and robbers in literature.
DRAMA > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Bandits et brigands dans la litterature.
Theâtre > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Theater > England > London > History > 18th century.
England > London.
History.
Electronic books.
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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