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  • The Beggar's Opera and Polly

    de John Gay ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Gamesters and Highwaymen are generally very good to their Whores, but they are very Devils to their Wives.' With The Beggar's Opera (1728), John Gay created one of the most enduringly popular works in English theatre history, and invented a new dramatic form, the ballad opera. Gay's daring mixture of caustic political satire, well-loved popular tunes, and a story of crime and betrayal set in the ... Leer más

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  • The Beggar's Opera

    de John Gay ...
    The Beggar's Opera by John Gay is a groundbreaking ballad opera that blends music, satire, and drama to create a sharp and entertaining critique of social corruption, crime, and politics in eighteenth-century England. First performed in 1728, the work revolutionized theatrical tradition by combining spoken dialogue with popular songs, offering audiences a witty and accessible form of musical ... Leer más

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  • The Beggar's Opera

    A satirical ballad opera critiquing 18th century England's corruption, hypocrisy, and societal norms through music, drama, and clever wit.

    de John Gay ...
    In "The Beggar's Opera," John Gay masterfully intertwines social satire and musical elements to critique the corruption, vice, and the moral ambiguity of early 18th-century London. Written in the form of a ballad opera, the play features a cast of rogues and outcasts, delivering a biting commentary on class disparities and the hypocrisy of the ruling class. With a witty and accessible literary ... Leer más

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  • The Beggar's Opera

    de John Gay ...
    The Beggar's Opera is a satirical ballad opera by John Gay that cleverly critiques the corruption and moral decay of society in the early 18th century. Set in the underbelly of London, it intertwines the lives of beggars, thieves, and aristocrats, showcasing the stark contrasts between social classes. The opera features memorable characters like Macheath, a charming highwayman, and Polly Peachum, ... Leer más

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  • The Beggar's Opera; to Which is Prefixed the Musick to Each Song

    de John Gay ...
    "The Beggar's Opera" by John Gay is a satirical ballad opera that critiques the corruption and moral decay of society in the early 18th century. Set in a world of thieves and beggars, the story follows the exploits of the charming highwayman Macheath and his entanglements with various characters, including the beggar Peachum and his daughter Polly. The opera cleverly intertwines social commentary ... Leer más

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  • The Fables of John Gay, Volume One

    de John Gay ...
    John Gay was an English playwright and poet who is most famous for his satirical masterpiece The Beggar s Opera. Originally employed in the government, Gay turned to writing after losing his position following the death of Queen Anne in 1714. From then on, Gay relied on his income from writing, building up a long list of patrons over the course of his career, and making contact with some of the ... Leer más

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  • Trivia: or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London

    de John Gay ...
    Series series Penguin Little Black Classics
    O! may thy Virtue guard thee through the RoadsOf Drury's mazy Courts, and dark Abodes,The Harlots guileful Paths, who nightly stand,Where Katherine-street descends into the Strand. ... Leer más

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  • The Beggar's Opera

    de John Gay ...
    Through all the Employments of LifeEach Neighbour abuses his Brother;Whore and Rogue they call Husband and Wife:All Professions be-rogue one another:The Priest calls the Lawyer a Cheat,The Lawyer be-knaves the Divine:And the Statesman, because he's so great,Thinks his Trade as honest as mine. ... Leer más

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  • The Beggar's Opera

    de John Gay ...
    When Polly Peachum, daughter to a local fence and thief-catcher, marries infamous highwayman Macheath, it sets off a comically dangerous chain of events as Polly’s father is determined to have his new son-in-law killed. However, Polly isn’t the only woman in Macheath’s life, and he soon gets caught up in the consequences of his many indiscretions.The Beggar’s Opera is the most famous surviving ... Leer más

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  • The Beggar's Opera

    de John Gay ...
    Beggar.If Poverty be a Title to Poetry, I am sure nobody can dispute mine. I own myself of the Company of Beggars; and I make one at their Weekly Festivals at St. Giles’s. I have a small Yearly Salary for my Catches, and am welcome to a Dinner there whenever I please, which is more than most Poets can say.Player. As we live by the Muses, it is but Gratitude in us to encourage Poetical Merit ... Leer más

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  • The Beggar's Opera (Illustrated)

    de John Gay ...
    Dead at the age of thirty-one after a sudden operation, Claud Lovat Fraser was as surely a victim of the war as though he had fallen in action. He was full of vigour for his work, but shell-shock had left him with a heart that could not stand a strain of this kind, and all his own fine courage could not help the surgeons in a losing fight. We are not sorry for him—we learn that, not to be sorry ... Leer más

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  • The Beggar's Opera (Annotated)

    de John Gay ...
    The Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera in three acts composed in 1728 by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It is one of the watershed plays in Augustan drama and is the only example of the once thriving genre of satirical ballad opera to remain popular today. Ballad operas were satiric musical plays that used some of the conventions of opera, but without recitative. The ... Leer más

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