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1 online resource (347 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft,
0929-6999 ;
105
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Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 105.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
When Richard Steele remarked that "the greatest Evils in human Society are such as no Law can come at", he was not able to forsee the spectacular success of John Gay's satire of society, the administration of law and crime, politics, the Italian opera and other topics. Gay's The Beggar's Opera, with its mixture of witty dialogue and popular songs, was imitated by 18th century writers, criticized by those on the seats of power, but remained a favourite of the English theatre public ever since. With N. Playfair's 1920 revival and B. Brecht's and K. Weill's 1928 Dreigroschenoper, Gay' |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Texts in German (7) or English (5), with some quoted passages in Portuguese also translated into German. |
| Subject |
Gay, John, 1685-1732 -- Adaptations.
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Gay, John, 1685-1732. |
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Adaptations.
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Gay, John, 1685-1732 -- Influence.
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Gay, John, 1685-1732. Beggar's opera.
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Gay, John, 1685-1732. Beggar's opera -- Adaptations -- Influence. |
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Gay, John, 1685-1732 -- Adaptations -- Influence. |
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Beggar's opera (Gay, John) |
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English drama -- 18th century.
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English drama. |
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18th century |
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1700 - 1799 |
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Electronic books.
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Adaptations.
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Böker, Uwe.
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Detmers, Ines.
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Giovanopoulos, Anna-Christina.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: John Gay's The beggar's opera, 1728-2004. Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2006 9789042021136 9042021136 (OCoLC)76873981 |
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9042021136 |
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9789042021136 |
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9781429481366 (electronic book) |
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1429481366 (electronic book) |
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