The Beggar's Opera (1986)

ISBN: 9780140432206

The Beggar's Opera (1986)

ISBN: 9780140432206
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ISBN
9780140432206
Author
Gay, John
Pages
122
Binding
Soft cover
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Date of publication
1986
Edition number
28
Format
Book
Language
English
‘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 theeighteenth 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, SirRobert 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.