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The beggar's opera
The beggar's opera
Author: John Gay
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 als...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780050027165
ISBN-10: 0050027166
Pages: 143
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Publisher: Oliver & Boyd
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