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9780140432206
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.Gay, John is the author of 'Beggar's Opera', published 1987 under ISBN 9780140432206 and ISBN 0140432205.
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