Ballad Opera / / Edmond Mcadoo Gagey.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Gagey, Edmond Mcadoo,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1937]; ©1937
• Year of Publication: 1937
• Language: English
• Series: Columbia University Studies in English and Comparative Literature ; 130
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Low Life and the Musical Background --; 3. The Beggar's Opera and Polly --; 4. Other Continental and English Influences --; 5. Low-Life Operas --; 6. Pastoral and Village Operas --; 7. Farce and Intrigue --; 8. Satire and Burlesque --; 9. Topical Operas: Social Scandal and Politics --; 10. Other Ballad Operas: 1728-1800 --; Notes --; Bibliography of Ballad Operas --; General Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231878753; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/gage90440
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Edmond Mcadoo Gagey.

Examines the history of the ballad opera in and after 1728. Gives special attention to the influences, topics, and themes of ballad operas.