The Beggar's Opera by Gay, John

The Beggar's Opera (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781495437120)

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Format: Paperback
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The Beggar's Opera by Gay, John

The Beggar's Opera

$7.95
The Beggar's Opera by Gay, John

The Beggar's Opera

$7.95
Format: Paperback
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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 "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.

Author: John Gay
ISBN-10: 1495437124
ISBN-13: 9781495437120
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/05/2014
Pages: 68
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.14d
By John Gay
By John Gay
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John Gay (1685-1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.

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