The Beggar's Opera

Name: The Beggar's Opera
Price: 0.7 EUR
Author: John Gay
ISBN: 9781443451185

Edition en anglais

John Gay

HarperPerennial Classics
Paru le : 15/12/2015

When Polly Peachum, daughter to a local fence and thief-catcher, marries infamous highwayman Macheath, it sets off a comically dangerous chain of events... > Lire la suite

0,70 €

E-book - ePub

Vérifier la compatibilité avec vos supports

When Polly Peachum, daughter to a local fence and thief-catcher, marries infamous highwayman Macheath, it sets off a comically dangerous chain of events as Polly's father is determined to have his new son-in-law killed. However, Polly isn't the only woman in Macheath's life, and he soon gets caught up in the consequences of his many indiscretions. The Beggar's Opera is the most famous surviving example of satirical ballad opera to come out of the Restoration period.
Generally considered to be John Gay's masterpiece, the drama pokes fun at Italian opera while lampooning several prominent public figures of the time, including statesman Robert Whalpole. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Fiche technique

Résumé
Fiche technique
Auteur

Date de parution : 15/12/2015
Editeur : HarperPerennial Classics
ISBN : 978-1-4434-5118-5
EAN : 9781443451185
Format : ePub
Nb. de pages : 51 pages

Caractéristiques du format ePub
- Pages : 51
- Protection num. : Contenu protégé

À propos de l'auteur

Résumé
Fiche technique
Auteur

Biographie de John Gay

John Gay was an English playwright and poet who is most famous for his satirical masterpiece The Beggar's Opera. Originally employed in the government, Gay turned to writing after losing his position following the death of Queen Anne in 1714. From then on, Gay relied on his income from writing, building up a long list of patrons over the course of his career, and making contact with some of the most famous writers of the time, including Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope (and with whom he was a member of the informal society of authors and thinkers known as the Scriblerus Club).
After losing the majority of his fortune to a bad investment, Gay eventually found his greatest success in The Beggar's Opera, a ballad opera that satirized society and government, and which ran for sixty-two nights upon its initial release. Gay died on December 4, 1732, at the age of forty-seven, and is buried in Westminster Abbey.