The beggar's opera / John Gay ; edited by Vivien Jones and David Lindley.
Set in London's underworld, The Beggar's Opera is at oce a devasting satire on moral and financial corruption and a ground-breaking piece of theatre. Combining spoken dialogue with popular songs, Gay's play is in effect the first musical, and it was a threatrical sensation when it ope...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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London :
Methuen Drama,
2010.
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Edition: | New Mermaid ed. |
Series: | New mermaids (London, England)0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008159157.
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Norlin Library - Stacks
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PR3473 .B4 2010
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PR3473 .B4 2010 | Available Place a Hold |