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Beggar's Opera
Beggar's Opera
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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 als... more »
Author:
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: 9780050027172
ISBN-10: 0050027174
Publication Date: 9/3/1973
Pages: 146
Edition: Edition Not Stated
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ISBN-10: 0050027174
Publication Date: 9/3/1973
Pages: 146
Edition: Edition Not Stated
Rating: ?
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Publisher: Oliver & Boyd
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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- Literature & Fiction >> Dramas & Plays >> Playwrights, A-Z >> ( G ) >> Gay, John
