81. Gay, John encyclopediaEncyclopedia Gay, John. Gay, John, 1685–1732, Englishplaywright and poet, b. Barnstaple, Devon. Educated at the local http://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/id/A0820362.html

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82. Essentials Of Music - Composers COMPOSERS. John Gay Born (baptized) September 16, 1685. This is calledparody and it is exactly what John Gay did with his Beggar's Opera. http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/gay.html

COMPOSERS JOHN GAY Born (baptized): September 16, 1685. Barnstaple, England Died: December 4, 1732. London, England English poet and dramatist. Best known for The Beggar's Opera You've probably heard "Weird Al" Yankovic on the radio or recordings, or turned on PBS and seen Mark Russell. Each of them sings other people's songs, but with their own, often satirical words added to make the lyrics relevant and funny. This is called parody and it is exactly what John Gay did with his Beggar's Opera . To create what came to be known as a ballad opera, he concocted a plot that lampooned not only the morals of eighteenth century London, but also the style of Italian opera seria. In doing so, he played to the interests of a broad segment of society and helped to bring about changes on the opera stage. This wide appeal made The Beggar's Opera the most successful theater event of the century. The sources for his songs were equally broad, from parodies of operatic works by George Frideric Handel (the leading composer of Italian opera in England) to folk and popular songs that dated back over a hundred years. The work's influence continued into the twentieth century, when Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht created a modern version, the Threepenny Opera Works: Ballad operas: The Beggar's Opera Polly (1728, but banned) and

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Encyclopedia Gay, John Gay, John, , English playwright and poet, b. Barnstaple, Devon. Educated at the local grammar school, he was apprenticed to a silk mercer for a brief time before commencing his literary career in London. The first of his writings to have any real merit were the mock pastoral, The Shepherd's Week (1714), and Trivia (1716), an amusing description of London life. He is remembered chiefly today for his ballad opera, The Beggar's Opera (1728), a lighthearted story of highwaymen and thieves, which satirizes both the corruption of contemporary genteel society and the then current fashion for Italian opera. Its sequel, Polly, written the following year, was suppressed by Sir Robert Walpole since it (like The Beggar's Opera ) ridiculed his government. Gay was also the author of two books of verse called Fables (1727, 1738), which were very popular in his generation. See his poetical works edited by G. C. Faber (1926, repr. 1969); study by P. A. Spacks (1965). Gawain, Sir Gaya AD AD AD AD AD Print this page Cite this page Awards and Press Link to Fact Monster Add Fact Monster search ... Privacy

84. The San Antonio College LitWeb John Gay Page The John Gay Page. ( 1685 1732 ) Major Works The Present Stateof Wit ( 1711 ). The Shepherd's Week in Six Pastorals ( 1714 ). http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/bailey/gayjno.htm

The John Gay Page Major Works The Present State of Wit The Shepherd's Week in Six Pastorals Trivia; Or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London Poems on Several Occasions Fables The Beggar's Opera On Line with Biographical Notice and Bibliography The Letters of John Gay . Edited by C. F. Burgess. Oxford, 1966. "Song" On Line About Gay David Nokes, John Gay: A Profession of Friendship . Oxford, 1995. Brief Notice of JG John Gay Criticism from Internet Public Library. Back to The Restoration and Eighteenth Century

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Home Page Biographical Index Reading List Internet Links ... Quote Links AUTHOR LAST NAME: A B C D ... Z TOPICS FOR QUOTES: A B C D ... QUOTATIONS GIGA QUOTES BY AUTHOR JOHN GAY English poet and dramatist (1685 - 1732) BUY BOOK RELATED TO JOHN GAY 1 of 4 Pages of this Author: All those must such delights expect to share, Who for their friend think fit to take a bear. Proverbs My lodging it is on the cold ground, and very hard is my fare, But that which troubles me most, is the unkindness of my dear. - attributed to, as it appeared in William Davenant's "Rivals", an alteration of Beaumont and Fletcher's "Two Noble Kinsmen", attribution to Gay by Boosey, the publishers Unkindness Out of mind, when out of view. Proverbs Those, who in quarrels interpose, Must often wipe a bloody nose. Proverbs When yet was ever found a mother Who'd give her booby for another? Proverbs Who dainties love shall beggars prove. Proverbs Long open panegyric drags at best, And praise is only praise when well address'd. Praise To shoot at crows is powder flung away.

88. John Gay, Dramatic Works (in MARION) John Gay, dramatic works. Title John Gay, dramatic works / editedby John Fuller. Uniform title Selections. 1983. Author http://vax.vmi.edu/MARION/AAG-1937

John Gay, dramatic works Title: John Gay, dramatic works / edited by John Fuller. Uniform title: Selections. 1983 Author: Gay, John, 1685-1732. Fuller, John. Published: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1983. Material: 2 v. ; 23 cm. Note: Includes bibliographical references. ISBN: System ID no: AAG-1937 Holdings: LOCATION: MAIN CALL NUMBER: PR3473 .A4 1983 v.1 c.1 Not Checked Out v.2 c.1 Not Checked Out Back to Start

89. The Beggar's Opera (in MARION) The beggar's opera. Title The beggar's opera, by John Gay. A faithfulreproduction of the 1729 ed., which includes the words and http://vax.vmi.edu/MARION/AAD-2492

The beggar's opera Title: The beggar's opera, by John Gay. A faithful reproduction of the 1729 ed., which includes the words and music of all the airs, as well as the score for the overture. With commentaries by Louis Kronenberger and Max Goberman on the literary and musical background and with the original words of all the airs that John Gay adapted for this work. Uniform title: Beggar's opera. Libretto n3 Author: Gay, John, 1685-1732. Beggar's opera. Kronenberger, Louis, 1904- Goberman, Max. Published: Larchmont, N.Y., Argonaut Books [1961] Subject: Ballad operas Librettos. Ballad operas Scores. Music Manuscripts Facsimiles. Other titles: Beggar's opera. Material: xxiii p., facsim: libretto (60 p.), music (46 p. illus., col. plate), xxv-liv p. 25 cm. Note: Music compiled, composed, and arr. by J. Pepusch. "The sources of the songs in The beggar's opera, Max Goberman": p.xxv-liv. System ID no: AAD-2492 Holdings: LOCATION: MAIN CALL NUMBER: M2.P35 B42 c.1 Not Checked Out Back to Start

90. Biography.com Gay, Ebenezer, 1696 1787. Gay, John, 1685 1732. Gay, Peter (Jack) (b. PeterFroelich), 1923 . GayLussac, Joseph Louis, 1778 1850. Gaye, Marvin, 1939 1984. http://search.biography.com/bio_browse.pl?letter=G&num=200

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J OHN G AY Trivia: Or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London (1716). Book I Book I Book II Book III Quo te Moeri pedes? An, quo via ducit, in Urbem? Eclogue IX.1 (Loeb)] A DVERTISEMENT The World, I believe, will take so little Notice of me, that I nee not take much of it. The Criticks may see by this Poem, that I walk on Foot, which probably may save me from their Envy. I should be sorry to raise that Passion in Men whom I am so much obliged to, since they allowed me an Honour hitherto only shown to better Writers: That of denying me to be the Author of my own Works. Gentlemen, If there be any thing in this Poem, good enough to displease you, and if it be any Advantage to you to ascribe it to some Person of greater Merit; I shall acquaint you for your comfort, that among many other Obligations, I owe several Hints of it to Dr. Swift. And if you will so far continue your Favour as to write against it, I beg you to oblige me in accepting the following Motto. Stridenti, miserum, stipula, dsperdere Carmen?

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J OHN G AY Trivia: Or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London (1716). Book III Book I Book II Book III B OOK III. Of the walking the Streets by Night. O T RIVIA , Goddess, leave these low Abodes, Celestial Queen, put on thy Robes of Light, Now Cynthia At Sight of thee the Villain sheaths his Sword, Nor scales the Wall, to steal the wealthy Hoard. Direct my Footsteps in the Midnight hour. When Night first bids the twinkling Stars appear, Or with her cloudy Vest inwraps the Air, Then swarms the busie Street; with Caution tread, Where the Shop-Windows falling threat thy Head; Still fix thy Eyes intent upon the Throng, And as the Passes open, wind along. Where the fair columns of Saint Clement stand, Strand And the rough Pavement wounds the yielding Tread; Where not a Post protects the narrow Space

95. The Guide To World Drama John Gay. (1685 1732) English poet, balladeer and dramatist. BornBarnstaple, Devon - September 1685. Died 4 December, 1732. PLAYS. http://www.4-wall.com/authors/authors_g/gay_john.htm

Click here to buy a book: John GAY (1685 - 1732): English poet, balladeer and dramatist. Born Barnstaple, Devon - September 1685. Died 4 December, 1732 PLAYS All were first performed in London and, unless otherwise noted, are in prose. The Mohocks. Tragi-comical farce, 2 acts. Published 1712. The Wife of Bath. Comedy, 3 acts. Published 1713. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, May 15, 1713. The What D'ye Call It. Tragi-comical-pastoral farce, 2 acts. Published 1715. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, Feb. 23, 1715. (With Alexander Pope and John Arbuthnot). Three Hours after Marriage. Comedy, 3 acts. Published 1717. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, Jan. 16, 1717. Dione. Pastoral tragedy, 5 acts; verse. Published 1720 The Captives. Tragedy, 5 acts; verse. Published 1724. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, Jan. 15, 1724. The Beggar's Opera Ballad opera, 3 acts; prose with songs. Published 1728. Produced Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, Jan. 29, 1728. Polly . Opera, 3 acts; prose with songs. Published 1729. Produced Haymarket Theatre, June 19, 1777, with revisions by George Colman the Elder.

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JOHN GAY ( John Gay (September 1685-December 4, 1732), dramatist, poet, balladist, was born in Barnstaple, Devonshire, of an impoverished family. His father, William Gay, died when the boy was ten; his mother had died the year before. He was reared by his paternal uncle, Thomas Gay, who, after sending him to the Free Grammar School of Barnstaple, could think of nothing better to do with him than apprentice him to a silk mercer in London. That did not last long, for a boy whose head was full of dreams and whose hands were congenitally idle; he left his apprenticeship and went back to Barnstaple, where he lived for a while with a paternal uncle, Reverend John Hanmer, a dissenting minister, before returning to London on his ownpresumably as soon as he attained his majority. Just how he lived is not knownperhaps it was then that he acquired the knowledge of the ways of the underworld put to use in The Beggar's Opera , but more probably he was living on the Bohemian fringes of the literary world and beginning his long siege to secure attention at court. Meanwhile he was enabled to bring out a book of poems by subscription in 1720; his mock pastoral

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