John Gay's The Beggar's OperaHarold Bloom Chelsea House Publishers, 1988 - 143 Seiten |
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... present an outrageously straight - faced asser- tion of thorough acquisitiveness with all the false unction of bour- geois stuffiness . So straight - faced is their parody of the conduct of their betters that they create a world highly ...
... present an outrageously straight - faced asser- tion of thorough acquisitiveness with all the false unction of bour- geois stuffiness . So straight - faced is their parody of the conduct of their betters that they create a world highly ...
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... present is dif- ficult . The obvious place to begin in situating the work would be to uncover what is being satirized , that which is not on the surface of the play , to pull Walpole and the fashion of the Italian opera out From ...
... present is dif- ficult . The obvious place to begin in situating the work would be to uncover what is being satirized , that which is not on the surface of the play , to pull Walpole and the fashion of the Italian opera out From ...
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... Present State of Wit is published . The Mohocks published . Gay becomes domestic steward for the Duchess of Monmouth . " Scriblerus Club " formed with Gay as secretary . Rural Sports , The Fan published . The Wife of Bath produced . The ...
... Present State of Wit is published . The Mohocks published . Gay becomes domestic steward for the Duchess of Monmouth . " Scriblerus Club " formed with Gay as secretary . Rural Sports , The Fan published . The Wife of Bath produced . The ...
Inhalt
Mockpastoral as the Cult | 5 |
Mercenary Fathers Possessive Daughters | 37 |
The Beggars Triumph | 43 |
Urheberrecht | |
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