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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... (text), The Beggar's Opera (London, Great Britain) *1922: Nigel Playfair, Frederic Austin (music), Clifford Bax (text), Polly (London, Great Britain) 1928: Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill (music), Die Dreigroschenoper (Berlin, Germany) *1946 ...
... (text), The Beggar's Opera (London, Great Britain) *1922: Nigel Playfair, Frederic Austin (music), Clifford Bax (text), Polly (London, Great Britain) 1928: Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill (music), Die Dreigroschenoper (Berlin, Germany) *1946 ...
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... Texts Inspired by the theoretical tenets of post-history or post-modernism, literary critics have during the last two or three decades focused on the phenomenon of rewriting. As Martin Middeke suggests in his introduction to Biofictions ...
... Texts Inspired by the theoretical tenets of post-history or post-modernism, literary critics have during the last two or three decades focused on the phenomenon of rewriting. As Martin Middeke suggests in his introduction to Biofictions ...
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... texts store routines, rites, symbols, icons, and knowledge.30 Re-writing did not end with the invention of printing. According to Dr. Johnson, This mode of imitation in which the ancients are familiarized by adapting their sentiments to ...
... texts store routines, rites, symbols, icons, and knowledge.30 Re-writing did not end with the invention of printing. According to Dr. Johnson, This mode of imitation in which the ancients are familiarized by adapting their sentiments to ...
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... text , Erika Fischer - Lichte quotes from a letter of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , the subject of which is the performance of Calderon's El Principe Constante : At the theatre everything depends on a fresh , immediate effect . The ...
... text , Erika Fischer - Lichte quotes from a letter of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , the subject of which is the performance of Calderon's El Principe Constante : At the theatre everything depends on a fresh , immediate effect . The ...
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... text of a play and the “ text " of its performance . As Fischer - Lichte remarks , the fundamental opposition between the relative indeterminacy of the verbal sign and the iconic con- cretisation of the theatrical sign on the stage ...
... text of a play and the “ text " of its performance . As Fischer - Lichte remarks , the fundamental opposition between the relative indeterminacy of the verbal sign and the iconic con- cretisation of the theatrical sign on the stage ...
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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 |