The beggar's opera
Gay, John, 1685-17322003
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In this work, John Gay turned the conventions of Italian opera riotously upside-down, instead using traditional popular ballads and street tunes, while also indulging in political satire at the expense of the then Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole.
Main title:
The beggar's opera / John Gay ; edited by Bryan Loughrey and T.O. Treadwell.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 1986.
Collation:
128 p. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780140432206 (pbk)
Dewey class:
822.5
Language:
English
BRN:
406425