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Biographical

The Poetical Works of John Gay.With a Life of the Author, by Dr. Johnson
Reprint
University of Michigan Scholarly Publishing Office, 2005.
A facsimile reprint of the 19th-century work.
Includes Samuel Johnson's "Life of John Gay"
and extensive notes.

Works

The Beggar's Opera
by Brian Loughrey and T.O. Treadwell, eds.
Penguin Classics, 1987
This Penguin Books edition has a good text
with a lengthy introduction, and support
materials, including notes on both text and
music as well as suggestions for additional reading.

Critical Studies

Unshap'd monsters: Political farce on the London stage, 1717-1737
by Melissa Ann Bloom
ProQuest/UMI
This is UMI's publication of Bloom's excellent
Ph.D. Dissertation on the early 18th-century
London theatre. It specifically examines the
anti-government satirical farces of Gay and
Henry Fielding, their social context, and
influence on the public.

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