John Gay. Social Critic / / Sven M. Armens.
Examines the poetry of John Gay to get a more complete picture of his work and to analyze the validity of two common attitudes to the author: that he is the author of one successful-but-trivial play, the Beggar's Opera, or that he is a minor member of the Scriblerus Club notable for being a fri...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1954] ©1954 |
Year of Publication: | 1954 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter I. Implications of an Age of Innocence -- Chapter II. The Beggar's Milieu: The Beggar's Opera -- Chapter III. The Beggar's Milieu: Trivia -- Chapter IV. Wealth and Universal Darkness -- Chapter V. The Beggar's View of Augustan Courtly Love -- Chapter VI. Lobbin Rapin -- Chapter VII. Bob Booty and the Beast -- Chapter VIII. The Double View -- Appendix -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | Examines the poetry of John Gay to get a more complete picture of his work and to analyze the validity of two common attitudes to the author: that he is the author of one successful-but-trivial play, the Beggar's Opera, or that he is a minor member of the Scriblerus Club notable for being a friend of Swift and Pope. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231885003 9783110442489 |
DOI: | 10.7312/arme91694 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sven M. Armens. |