John Gay

The 1728 play ridicules a broad spectrum of political figures and social conventions, depicting crime and vice at every level of society.

The Beggar's Opera

With The Beggar's Opera (1728), Gay invented the ballad opera. It is here published for the first time with its sequel, Polly, in which Macheath and Polly Peachum are transplanted to the West Indies. Together the plays offer a scathing and ebullient portrait of a society in which statesmen and outlaws are impossible to tell apart.

The Beggar's Opera and Polly

Or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London

Trivia

or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London

Written by Mr. Gay

The Poetical, Dramatic, and Miscellaneous Works of John Gay: Plays

To which is Added, an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author

Plays Written by Mr. John Gay...

Plays

In Four Volumes. To which is Added an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author ...

The Works of Mr. John Gay

The Poetical Works of John Gay

Poems of John Gay

The Poetical Works of John Gay: Introductory memoir, longer poems, Epistles and epistolatory verse. Eclogues.- v. 2. Translations. Prdogues and epiloguos, Fables. Poems from 'Gay's chair', Miscellaneous pieces, Songs and ballads

A scholarly edition of dramatic works by John Gay. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

John Gay

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