Political Biography of John Gay

John Gay was a dramatist and poet, best-known for writing The Beggar's Opera. Through his membership of the Scriblerus Club, Gay developed lasting friendships with Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift and John Arbuthnot, all of whom influenced his writing. The study will be invaluable to scholars of eighteenth-century literature and political history.

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John Gay was a dramatist and poet, best-known for writing The Beggar's Opera. Through his membership of the Scriblerus Club, Gay developed lasting friendships with Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift and John Arbuthnot, all of whom influenced his writing. The study will be invaluable to scholars of eighteenth-century literature and political history.

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• Autori: Sandro Jung, Sandro (Ghent University) Jung, Jung Sandro
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.01.2026
• EAN: 9781848934849
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-484-9
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Eighteenth-Century Political Biographies; Eighteenth-Century Political Biographies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Arte, letteratura > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literature: history & criticism, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Literature: history and criticism