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9780713673821

The Beggar's Opera

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  • ISBN13:

    9780713673821

  • ISBN10:

    0713673826

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-05-15
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama

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Summary

Written in 1728, John Gay's opera caricatures society, marriage and Italian operatic style in this comic satire which is considered revolutionary because it took on poverty and corruption as its subject as told by the thieves, prostitutes and villains of the slums and prisons of 18th century London. The lyrics were set to famous songs the day making it hugely popular with audiences and a radical departure from traditional opera. Bertolt Brech and Kurt Weill'sThe Threepenny Operais based on this work. In the story Peachum is horrified to learn of their daughter's secret marriage to a roguish, notorious highwayman Macheath and plot his downfall. Eventually Macheath is captured and destined to be hanged, but Gay's plot defied conventional expectations by not ending with punishing its villains.

Author Biography

The co-editors, Vivien Jones and David Lindley, are professors of English at the University of Leeds.

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"Offers a useful performance history of the satirical ballad-opera...the New Mermaids [edition] includes music as well as words for the songs."—Plays International

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