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The Beggar's Opera (Penguin Classics)
de Gay, John
- Usado
- Estado
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140432205
- ISBN 13
- 9780140432206
- Librería
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Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Penguin Classics. Used - Very Good. A bright, square, and overall a nice copy
Sinopsis
‘Whore and rogue they call husband and wife: All professions be-rogue one another' The tale of Peachum, thief-taker and informer, conspiring to send the dashing and promiscuous highwayman Macheath to the gallows, became the theatrical sensation of the eighteenth century. In The Beggar’s Opera , John Gay turned 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 Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole. Gay’s highly original depiction of the thieves, informers, prostitutes and highwaymen thronging the slums and prisons of the corrupt London underworld proved brilliantly successful in exposing the dark side of a corrupt and jaded society. Bryan Loughrey and T. O. Treadwell’s introduction examines the eighteenth-century background of musical theatre and opera, the changing cityscape of London and the corruption of the legal system. This edition also includes a note on the music in The Beggar’s Opera and suggestions for further reading.
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Detalles
- Librería
- More Than Words Inc.
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- BOS-O-11d-01504
- Título
- The Beggar's Opera (Penguin Classics)
- Autor
- Gay, John
- Estado del libro
- Used - Very Good
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0140432205
- ISBN 13
- 9780140432206
- Editorial
- Penguin Classics
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 1987-01-06
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Sobre el vendedor
More Than Words Inc.
Miembro de Biblio desde 2016
Waltham, Massachusetts
Sobre More Than Words Inc.
More Than Words empowers youth who are in foster care, court-involved, homeless or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. MTW believes that when system-involved youth are challenged with authentic and increasing responsibilities in a business setting, and are given high expectations and a culture of support, they can and will address personal barriers to success, create concrete action plans for their lives, and become contributing members of society. More Than Words began as an online bookselling training program for youth in DCF custody in 2004 and opened its vibrant bookstore on Moody St in Waltham in 2005 and added its Starbucks coffee bar in 2008. MTW replicated its model in the South End of Boston in 2011, thereby doubling the number of youth served annually.
