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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
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Beggar's Opera, John Gay
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- Released
- 1986
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- Title
- Beggar's Opera
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Gay
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Released
- 1986
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0140432205
- ISBN13
- 9780140432206
- Series
- Rating
- 3.4 out of 5
- Description
- 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