John Gay and the London theatre /

John Gay and the London theatre /

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Author / Creator:	Winton, Calhoun
Imprint:	Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c1993.
Description:	xvi, 212 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Gay, John, -- 1685-1732. -- Beggar's opera. Gay, John, -- 1685-1732 -- Stage history -- England -- London. Gay, John, -- 1685-1732. Beggar's opera (Gay, John) Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century Brigands and robbers in literature. Theater. England -- London. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1457678

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ISBN:	0813118328 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [178]-200) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Apprenticeship - A Prelude
2. The Mohocks
3. Chaucer in Augustan England
4. Words and Music
5. False Starts
6. The Beggar and His Opera
7. The Beggar's Opera in Theatre History
8. The Opera as Work of Art
9. Polly and the Censors
10. Last Plays
Appendix A: "Were the Mohocks Ever Anything More than a Hairstyle?"
Appendix B: Gay's Payment for the Opera.