Arts, Literature, Authors, G, Gay, John
See Also:
- Gay's 1720 poem.
- An index of his poems with a biography and links to related sites.
- Considering Gay primarily as a poet, this site contains Samuel Johnson's "Preface" to Gay's works, links to Gay's works on line, and a selection of poems.
- A commentary on Beggar's Opera with a bibliography and biography on John Gay.
- Five poems and an excerpt from Beggar's Opera.
- Biography and information about work plus links to related material, embedded audio, and links to lyrics and MIDI files.
- Photos from the March, 2000 production of Beggar's Opera.
- Synopsis of Beggar's Opera and its characters.
- Puts forth evidence that John Gay's classic contains Sanskritic wordplay.
- A historical look at the original production and its music.
- Samuel Johnson's look at the life and personality of Gay.
- A single painting by the artist, entitled "Beggar's Opera Burlesqued".
- Some of Gay's famous sayings compiled by John Bartlett.
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