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THE BEGGAR'S OPERA

by GAY JOHN

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ISBN 10
0050027174
ISBN 13
9780050027172
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Edinburgh: OLIVER & BOYD,. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 0050027174 . Hardback. Good Plus/Good. 1st Thus. EX-LIB USUAL STAMPS AND MARKS. 8vo. EDITED BY PETER ELFED LEWIS. A CHRONOLOGY OF THE PRINICIPAL WORKS OF JOHN GAY. TEXTUAL NOTES. COMMENTARY. BIBLIOGRAPHY.; 60683; Ex-Library .

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‘Whore and rogue they call husband and wife: All professions be-rogue one another' The tale of Peachum, thief-taker and informer, conspiring to send the dashing and promiscuous highwayman Macheath to the gallows, became the theatrical sensation of the eighteenth century. In The Beggar’s Opera , John Gay turned 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 Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole. Gay’s highly original depiction of the thieves, informers, prostitutes and highwaymen thronging the slums and prisons of the corrupt London underworld proved brilliantly successful in exposing the dark side of a corrupt and jaded society. Bryan Loughrey and T. O. Treadwell’s introduction examines the eighteenth-century background of musical theatre and opera, the changing cityscape of London and the corruption of the legal system. This edition also includes a note on the music in The Beggar’s Opera and suggestions for further reading.

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Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books GB (GB)
Seller's Inventory #
60683
Title
THE BEGGAR'S OPERA
Author
GAY JOHN
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good+ in Good dust jacket
ISBN 10
0050027174
ISBN 13
9780050027172
Publisher
OLIVER & BOYD,
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Date Published
1973
Keywords
0050027174, Gay John, English Plays, DRAMA, 0 05 002717 4 Sld1
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