John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, 1728-2004: adaptations and re-writingsUwe Böker, Ines Detmers, Anna-Christina Giovanopoulos When Richard Steele remarked that the greatest Evils in human Society are such as no Law can come at, he was not able to forsee the spectacular success of John Gay's satire of society, the administration of law and crime, politics, the Italian opera and other topics. Gay's The Beggar's Opera, with its mixture of witty dialogue and popular songs, was imitated by 18th century writers, criticized by those on the seats of power, but remained a favourite of the English theatre public ever since. With N. Playfair's 1920 revival and B. Brecht's and K. Weill's 1928 Dreigroschenoper, Gay's play has been a starting-point for dramatists such as V. Havel (Zebrácká opera, 1975), W. Soyinka (Opera Wonyosi, 1977), Ch. Buarque (Ópera do Malandro, 1978), D. Fo (L'opera dello sghignazzo, 1981), A. Ayckbourn (A Chorus of Disapproval, 1984), as well as others such as Latouche, Hacks, Fassbinder, Dear, Wasserman, and Lepage. Apart from contributions by international scholars analysing the above-named plays, the editors' introduction covers other dramatists that have payed hommage to Gay. This interdisciplinary collection of essays is of particular interest for scholars working in the field of drama/theatre studies, the eighteenth century, contemporary drama, postcolonial studies, and politics and the stage. |
Contents
Section 17 | 165 |
Section 18 | 169 |
Section 19 | 193 |
Section 20 | 200 |
Section 21 | 210 |
Section 22 | 219 |
Section 23 | 243 |
Section 24 | 273 |
Section 9 | 103 |
Section 10 | 105 |
Section 11 | 121 |
Section 12 | 124 |
Section 13 | 127 |
Section 14 | 147 |
Section 15 | 151 |
Section 16 | 158 |
Section 25 | 275 |
Section 26 | 285 |
Section 27 | 288 |
Section 28 | 292 |
Section 29 | 295 |
Section 30 | 298 |
Section 31 | 327 |
Section 32 | 345 |
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John Gay's The beggar's opera 1728 - 2004: 1728 - 2004 ; adaptations and re ... Uwe Böker No preview available - 2006 |