John Gay's The Beggar's OperaHarold Bloom Chelsea House Publishers, 1988 - 143 Seiten |
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... true on a higher level ; it is good to see the superficiality of the rules we must none the less keep . " But this may be inherent and yet well out of sight . This type goes with " free " comedy . It may imply simply that the ...
... true on a higher level ; it is good to see the superficiality of the rules we must none the less keep . " But this may be inherent and yet well out of sight . This type goes with " free " comedy . It may imply simply that the ...
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... true enough , but she means merely “ dead ” by hanged ; no other form of death occurs to her . MRS . PEACHUM : Away , hussy . Hang your husband , and be dutiful . Hang here has its real sense crossed with the light use in swearing ...
... true enough , but she means merely “ dead ” by hanged ; no other form of death occurs to her . MRS . PEACHUM : Away , hussy . Hang your husband , and be dutiful . Hang here has its real sense crossed with the light use in swearing ...
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... True enough - here is the horror : that the " town " which witnesses the play is a society of the same sort as that depicted in the play equally corrupt , equally perverted in values , and that honest drama , which shows " that the ...
... True enough - here is the horror : that the " town " which witnesses the play is a society of the same sort as that depicted in the play equally corrupt , equally perverted in values , and that honest drama , which shows " that the ...
Inhalt
Mockpastoral as the Cult | 5 |
Mercenary Fathers Possessive Daughters | 37 |
The Beggars Triumph | 43 |
Urheberrecht | |
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