A Unique Masterpiece
A commentary on Beggar's Opera with a bibliography and biography on John Gay. |
Authors' Calendar: John Gay (1685-1732)
Short biography, selected bibliography. |
Beggar's Opera and its Sanskrit Puns
Puts forth evidence that John Gay's classic contains Sanskritic wordplay. |
Familiar Quotations
Some of Gay's famous sayings compiled by John Bartlett. |
Lowell House Opera
Photos from the March, 2000 production of Beggar's Opera. |
Poetry Archive
An index of his poems with a biography and links to related sites. |
Samuel Johnson's Lives of the English Poets: John Gay (1685-1732)
Contains Johnson's "Preface" to Gay's works, links to Gay's works online, and a selection of poems. |
Selected Poetry of John Gay (1685-1732)
Five poems and an excerpt from Beggar's Opera. |
The Beggar's Opera
Transcription of John Gay's 1765 work. |
The Beggar's Opera
Full electronic text of Beggar's Opera plus analysis of its impact. |
The Beggar's Opera
A historical look at the original production and its music. |
The Classical Era: John Gay
Short biography, mention of his works, and links. |
The Contemplator's Short History John Gay and The Beggar's Opera
Biography and information about work plus links to related material, embedded audio, and links to lyrics and MIDI files. |
The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: John Gay (1685-1732)
His poems which have been set to music. Does not claim to be exhaustive. |
Wikipedia: John Gay
Article focused mainly on his literary abilities, especially his Beggar's Opera. Includes portrait, internal references to related people and topics, and quotes. |
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