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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... Death of a Dictator " , " drove home contemporary parallels by stressing ' the issues of political violence and the moral duty of the individual in the face of tyranny " " . " Others , like the Greek director Minos Volanakis who was of ...
... Death of a Dictator " , " drove home contemporary parallels by stressing ' the issues of political violence and the moral duty of the individual in the face of tyranny " " . " Others , like the Greek director Minos Volanakis who was of ...
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... death in the disguise of Morano [ ... ] and substituted one happier and more immoral ; [ ... ] he is married to Polly yet again . [ ... ] Many of the critics [ ... ] took it for granted that Mr. Bax had simply marred what was good ...
... death in the disguise of Morano [ ... ] and substituted one happier and more immoral ; [ ... ] he is married to Polly yet again . [ ... ] Many of the critics [ ... ] took it for granted that Mr. Bax had simply marred what was good ...
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... death in 1956. In West Germany , however , he was branded as a communist , and there were heated debates whether one of the most influential dramatists of twentieth - century theatre should be allowed to be read in West German schools ...
... death in 1956. In West Germany , however , he was branded as a communist , and there were heated debates whether one of the most influential dramatists of twentieth - century theatre should be allowed to be read in West German schools ...
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... death penalty . The goals and the pitfalls have changed . The issues that Gay deals with are no longer applicable to a London of today although our fascination for the underworld remains undiminished [ ... ] . Gay was interested in ...
... death penalty . The goals and the pitfalls have changed . The issues that Gay deals with are no longer applicable to a London of today although our fascination for the underworld remains undiminished [ ... ] . Gay was interested in ...
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... death columns in the South London Press can supply you with " ( VO , 139 ) . But he knows that not even this is a way of escape out of the cage . In a final scene , after two telling quotations from Shakespeare's Macbeth ( VO , 151 and ...
... death columns in the South London Press can supply you with " ( VO , 139 ) . But he knows that not even this is a way of escape out of the cage . In a final scene , after two telling quotations from Shakespeare's Macbeth ( VO , 151 and ...
Contenido
Sección 17 | 165 |
Sección 18 | 169 |
Sección 19 | 193 |
Sección 20 | 200 |
Sección 21 | 210 |
Sección 22 | 219 |
Sección 23 | 243 |
Sección 24 | 273 |
Sección 9 | 103 |
Sección 10 | 105 |
Sección 11 | 121 |
Sección 12 | 124 |
Sección 13 | 127 |
Sección 14 | 147 |
Sección 15 | 151 |
Sección 16 | 158 |
Sección 25 | 275 |
Sección 26 | 285 |
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 |