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Ballad Opera / Edmond Mcadoo Gagey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gagey, Edmond Mcadoo, author.
- Series:
- Columbia University Studies in English and Comparative Literature ; 130
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1937]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Examines the history of the ballad opera in and after 1728. Gives special attention to the influences, topics, and themes of ballad operas.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9780231878753
- 0231878753
- OCLC:
- 1100451308
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