Ballad Opera

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Columbia University Press, 1937 - Literary Criticism - 259 pages
Examines the history of the ballad opera in and after 1728. Gives special attention to the influences, topics, and themes of ballad operas.

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PREFACE vii
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LOW LIFE AND THE MUSICAL BACKGROUND II
11
THE BEGGARS OPERA AND POLLY
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