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John Gay ( Barnstaple, 30 giugno 1685 – Londra, 4 dicembre 1732) è stato un poeta e drammaturgo britannico . Indice. 1 Biografia. 2 Opere. 2.1 Opere principali. 2.2 Opere minori. 3 Note. 4 Altri progetti. 5 Collegamenti esterni. Biografia. John Gay nasce a Barnstaple nel 1685 da una famiglia di nobili borghesi.
John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.
John Gay (born June 30, 1685, Barnstaple, Devon, Eng.—died Dec. 4, 1732, London) was an English poet and dramatist, chiefly remembered as the author of The Beggar’s Opera, a work distinguished by good-humoured satire and technical assurance.
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Gay, John nell'Enciclopedia Treccani - Treccani - Treccani. Poeta (Barnstaple 1685 - Londra 1732). Amico di Swift, Pope e Arbuthnot.
Poet and playwright John Gay was born in Devon to an aristocratic though impoverished family. Unable to afford university, Gay went to London to apprentice as a draper instead. While in London, he began writing journalism, including the pamphlet The Present State of Wit (1711), a survey of…
Biografia di John Gay. Poeta. John Gay, letterato inglese, autore di satire, favole, liriche e di vari lavori teatrali.
John Gay (/ɡeɪ/; 30 June 1685– 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar’s Opera (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.
