John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, 1728-2004: adaptations and re-writingsUwe Böker, Ines Detmers, Anna-Christina Giovanopoulos Rodopi, 2006 - 347 páginas 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's play has been a starting-point for dramatists such as V. Havel (Zebrácká opera, 1975), W. Soyinka (Opera Wonyosi, 1977), Ch. Buarque (Ópera do Malandro, 1978), D. Fo (L'opera dello sghignazzo, 1981), A. Ayckbourn (A Chorus of Disapproval, 1984), as well as others such as Latouche, Hacks, Fassbinder, Dear, Wasserman, and Lepage. Apart from contributions by international scholars analysing the above-named plays, the editors' introduction covers other dramatists that have payed hommage to Gay. This interdisciplinary collection of essays is of particular interest for scholars working in the field of drama/theatre studies, the eighteenth century, contemporary drama, postcolonial studies, and politics and the stage. |
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... Gay to Brecht and Beyond: Imitation and Re-Writing of The Beggar's Opera – 1728 to 2004 9 Uwe Böker John Gays The Beggar's Opera und die sozialhistorischen Kontexte: Satire, Kriminalität, Ballade, Oper, Kommerzialisierung 33 Ian ...
... Gay to Brecht and Beyond: Imitation and Re-Writing of The Beggar's Opera – 1728 to 2004 9 Uwe Böker John Gays The Beggar's Opera und die sozialhistorischen Kontexte: Satire, Kriminalität, Ballade, Oper, Kommerzialisierung 33 Ian ...
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... Gay had more success. After the first performance on 29 January, 1728, the play proved to be a hit, and the London Craftsman remarked on 3 February that “the Waggs say it hath made Rich very Gay, and probably will make Gay very Rich”.1 ...
... Gay had more success. After the first performance on 29 January, 1728, the play proved to be a hit, and the London Craftsman remarked on 3 February that “the Waggs say it hath made Rich very Gay, and probably will make Gay very Rich”.1 ...
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... Gay portrayed London as a city “ corrupt , putrid and anarchic to the point of insanity . London is depicted as a gigantic Bedlam riddled with crime and disease [ ... ] If the spirit of commerce was seen as having stimulated crime [ in ...
... Gay portrayed London as a city “ corrupt , putrid and anarchic to the point of insanity . London is depicted as a gigantic Bedlam riddled with crime and disease [ ... ] If the spirit of commerce was seen as having stimulated crime [ in ...
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... Gay's The Beggar's Opera , has called directing a kind of appropriation , constructing one of a " divergent series of alternative versions [ ... ] at least minimally compatible with the text " . * 44 Although the texts under discussion ...
... Gay's The Beggar's Opera , has called directing a kind of appropriation , constructing one of a " divergent series of alternative versions [ ... ] at least minimally compatible with the text " . * 44 Although the texts under discussion ...
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... Gay's The Beggar's Opera through a song about the " shark with teeth like razors " : " All can read his open face / And Macheath has got a knife but / Not in such an obvious place / [ ... ] By the Thames ' turbid waters / Men abruptly ...
... Gay's The Beggar's Opera through a song about the " shark with teeth like razors " : " All can read his open face / And Macheath has got a knife but / Not in such an obvious place / [ ... ] By the Thames ' turbid waters / Men abruptly ...
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Sección 9 | 103 |
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Sección 13 | 127 |
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Sección 15 | 151 |
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Sección 27 | 288 |
Sección 28 | 292 |
Sección 29 | 295 |
Sección 30 | 298 |
Sección 31 | 327 |
Sección 32 | 345 |
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John Gay's The beggar's opera 1728 - 2004: 1728 - 2004 ; adaptations and re ... Uwe Böker Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |
John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, 1728-2004: adaptations and re-writings Uwe Böker,Ines Detmers,Anna-Christina Giovanopoulos Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |