TY  - BOOK
AU  - Winton,Calhoun
TI  - John Gay and the London Theatre
SN  - 9780813159362
AV  - PR3473.B6.W56 1993eb 
U1  - 822.5 
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Lexington
PB  - University Press of Kentucky
KW  - Gay, John, -- 1685-1732. -- Beggar''s opera
KW  - Gay, John, -- 1685-1732 -- Stage history -- England -- London
KW  - Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century
KW  - Brigands and robbers in literature
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 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 -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: "Were the Mohocks Ever Anything More than a Hairstyle? -- Appendix B: Gay's Payment for the Opera -- Reference Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index
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