John Gay & the London Theatre

by Calhoun Winton

Book Overview

" The Beggar's Opera, often referred to today as the first musical comedy, was the most popular dramatic piece of the eighteenth century-and is the work that John Gay (1685-1732) is best remembered for having written. That association of popular music and satiric lyrics has proved to be continuingly attractive, and variations on the Opera have flourished in this century: by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, by Duke Ellington, and most recently by Vaclav Havel. The original opera itself is played a

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813118328
• ISBN13: 9780813118321
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher