Ballad opera / by Edmond McAdoo Gagey.
| Author/creator | Gagey, Edmond M. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, 1937. |
| Description | ix pages, 1 leaf, 259 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Columbia University studies in English and comparative literature ; no. 130 Columbia University studies in English and comparative literature ; no. 130. ^A17345 |
| Contents | Preface -- Introduction -- Low life and the musical background -- The Beggar's Opera and Polly -- Other continental and English influences -- Low-life operas -- Pastoral and village operas -- Farce and intrigue -- Satire and burlesque -- Topical operas: social scandal and politics -- Other ballad operas: 1728-1800 -- Bibliography of ballad operas. Published ballad operas ; Unpublished ballad operas ; Ballad opera survivals, 1750-1835. |
| Dissertation note | Issued also as thesis (PH.D.) Columbia university. |
| Bibliography note | "Bibliography of ballad operas": pages 237-244. |
| Bibliography note | "General bibliography": pages 245-250. |
| LCCN | 38003967 |
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