Description of the Book: The Beggars Opera (Dover Thrift Editions)
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A receiver of stolen goods informs on his chief supplier, setting in motion an increasingly absurd turn of events that climaxes in a parody of 18th-century England’s passion for sentimental tragedy. In addition to its burlesque of the then-current vogue for Italian operatic styles, this satirical 1728 play ridicules a broad spectrum of political figures and social conventions, depicting crime and vice at every level of society. Influential prototype for Threepenny Opera.
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Details of the Book: The Beggars Opera (Dover Thrift Editions)Author: John Gay Number Of Pages: 64 Binding: Paperback ISBN-10: 0887545459 ISBN-13: 9780486408880 Language: English Amazon Sales Rank: 630735 Publication Date: 1999 Publisher: Dover Publications Package Dimensions: 0.24 x 8.11 x 5.12 inches |
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