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Beggar's Opera (Regents Restoration Drama)

Beggar's Opera (Regents Restoration Drama)

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Beggar's Opera (Regents Restoration Drama)

by Gay, John

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  • Paperback
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ISBN 10
0713154888
ISBN 13
9780713154887
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Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1967-12-31. paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. Writing to inner back cover. Pages have no notes or highlighting. The cover and spine have minor wear.

Synopsis

‘Whore and rogue they call husband and wife: All professions be-rogue one another' 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 The 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. Bryan Loughrey and T. O. Treadwell’s introduction examines the eighteenth-century background of musical theatre and opera, the changing cityscape of London and the corruption of the legal system. This edition also includes a note on the music in The Beggar’s Opera and suggestions for further reading.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Beggar's Opera (Regents Restoration Drama)
Author
Gay, John
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
ISBN 10
0713154888
ISBN 13
9780713154887
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1967-12-31
Size
0x0x0
X weight
18 oz

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