John Gay était un poète et dramaturge anglais dont l'œuvre reste mémorable pour son style distinctif et son commentaire perspicace de la société. Il est principalement célébré pour ses pièces satiriques et ses poèmes, qui ironisaient souvent avec humour et acuité sur la vie anglaise de son époque. Gay excellait dans la création de personnages et de situations inoubliables qui résonnent auprès des lecteurs à travers les siècles. Sa voix littéraire unique et sa maîtrise de la forme de l'opéra-ballet en font une figure marquante de la littérature anglaise.
With clear instructions for using and growing herbs, indoors or out, Herb Gardening discusses 47 varieties in detail. Recipes, tables, charts and illustrations summarize Lowenfeld's practical information. 8 full-page photos.
First published in 1909, this book contains the complete text of Milton's Comus, together with an editorial introduction, glossary and a selection of his early poems. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Milton and English literature.
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The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. This edition reflects a commitment to protecting and promoting cultural literature by providing access to high-quality, modern versions that remain faithful to the original text.
John Gay's bawdy and burlesque pastiche of classical Italian opera, often regarded as the world's first ever musical.
The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its original content despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. It is part of an effort to protect and promote culturally significant literature, making it accessible in high-quality modern editions that remain true to the original.
In this work, John Gay turned the conventions of Italian opera riotously upside-down, instead using traditional popular ballads and street tunes, while also indulging in political satire at the expense of the then Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole
With The Beggar's Opera (1728), Gay invented the ballad opera. It is here published for the first time with its sequel, Polly, in which Macheath and Polly Peachum are transplanted to the West Indies. Together the plays offer a scathing and ebullient portrait of a society in which statesmen and outlaws are impossible to tell apart.
O! may thy Virtue guard thee through the RoadsOf Drury's mazy Courts, and dark Abodes,The Harlots guileful Paths, who nightly stand,Where Katherine-street descends into the Strand.