Download or read book The Beggar s Opera and Polly written by John Gay and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '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 urban underworld of prostitutes and thieves was an overnight sensation. Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum have become famous well beyond the confines of Gay's original play, and in its sequel, Polly, banned in Gay's lifetime, their adventures continue in the West Indies. With a cross-dressing heroine and a cast of female adventurers, pirates, Indian princes, rebel slaves, and rapacious landowners, Polly lays bare a culture in which all human relationships are reduced to commercial transactions. Raucous, lyrical, witty, ironic and tragic by turns, The Beggar's Opera and Polly - published together here for the first time - offer a scathing and ebullient portrait of a society in which statesmen and outlaws, colonialists and pirates, are impossible to tell apart. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Download or read book Polly written by John Gay and published by . This book was released on 1772 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Polly written by John Gay and published by . This book was released on 1729 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Beggar s Opera and Polly written by John Gay and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work, John Gay turned the 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 then Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole.
Download or read book The Beggar s Opera written by John Gay and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Polly written by Frederic Austin and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book POLLY AN OPERA BEING THE SECOND PART OF THE BEGGAR s OPERA Written by Mr GAY written by and published by . This book was released on 1729 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Beggar s Opera written by John Gay and published by . This book was released on 1742 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Polly an opera Being the second part of the Beggars opera written by John Gay and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Polly written by John Christopher 1667-1752 Pepusch and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polly is a classic work of 18th century English opera. Written as a sequel to John Gay's popular 'Beggar's Opera', the play tells the story of Polly Peachum, daughter of the infamous highwayman MacHeath. The play is a satirical commentary on the politics and social struggles of the time, and features a cast of colorful characters including prostitutes, thieves, and corrupt politicians. This book is a must-read for lovers of classic literature and theater. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Beggar s Opera and Polly written by John Gay and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Beggar s Opera written by John Christopher Pepusch and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
