The Beggar's Opera by John Gay (English) Paperback Book

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A depiction of the thieves, informers, prostitutes and highwaymen thronging the slums and prisons of the corrupt London underworld that exposes the dark side of a corrupt and jaded society.

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Penguin Classics relaunch.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.

Author Biography

Born in 1685, John Gay's first major success was THE SHEPHERD'S WEEK. It was followed by a number of other works, the most enduring of which is THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Gay died in 1732, and is remembered as a popular and genial man whose self-penned epitaph reads 'Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought it once, and now I know it'.

Details ISBN0140432205 Author T.O. Treadwell Pages 128 Series Penguin Classics Language English ISBN-10 0140432205 ISBN-13 9780140432206 Media Book Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations illustrations, bibliography Edition 1st Edited by Bryan Loughrey Birth 1685 Death 1732 Short Title BEGGARS OPERA Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Classics DOI 10.1604/9780140432206 UK Release Date 1986-08-28 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 1986 Publication Date 1986-08-28 Alternative 9780141920399 DEWEY 822/.5 Audience General NZ Release Date 1986-08-27 AU Release Date 1986-08-27 We've got this

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