John Gay's The Beggar's OperaHarold Bloom Chelsea House Publishers, 1988 - 143 Seiten |
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... songs can afford to be metaphysical poetry in spite of their date because they are intended to be comically " low " ; only an age of reason could put so much beauty into ... song by Mrs. Peachum , that lady of easy 16 WILLIAM EMPSON.
... songs can afford to be metaphysical poetry in spite of their date because they are intended to be comically " low " ; only an age of reason could put so much beauty into ... song by Mrs. Peachum , that lady of easy 16 WILLIAM EMPSON.
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... song estab- lishes the nature of the relationship : ' Tis Woman that seduces all Mankind , By her we first were taught the wheedling Arts : Her very eyes can cheat ; when most she's kind , She tricks us of our Money with our Hearts ...
... song estab- lishes the nature of the relationship : ' Tis Woman that seduces all Mankind , By her we first were taught the wheedling Arts : Her very eyes can cheat ; when most she's kind , She tricks us of our Money with our Hearts ...
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... songs and ballads , and is the only sustained example in The Beggar's Opera , where Gay usually fits one syllable to one note of music . That Gay should draw such attention to the operatic parallel in this song is doubly significant ...
... songs and ballads , and is the only sustained example in The Beggar's Opera , where Gay usually fits one syllable to one note of music . That Gay should draw such attention to the operatic parallel in this song is doubly significant ...
Inhalt
Mockpastoral as the Cult | 5 |
Mercenary Fathers Possessive Daughters | 37 |
The Beggars Triumph | 43 |
Urheberrecht | |
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