Gay, John 1685-1732

Overview

Works:	1,920 works in 9,019 publications in 6 languages and 108,804 library holdings
Genres:	Ballad operas Drama Criticism, interpretation, etc Librettos Picaresque drama Scores Vocal scores Records and correspondence Televised operas Manuscripts
Roles:	Author, Librettist, Translator, Other, Composer, Bibliographic antecedent, Lyricist, Editor, Honoree, Creator, Contributor, Adapter, Performer, Musician
Classifications:	PR3473, 822.5

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about John Gay

John Gay and the London theatre by Calhoun Winton( )
John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, 1728-2004 : adaptations and re-writings by Uwe Böker( )
John Gay by Patricia Meyer Spacks( Book )
John Gay : social critic by Sven Armens( Book )
Slavery and Augustan literature : Swift, Pope, Gay by J. A Richardson( )

Die 3groschenoper = The threepenny opera( Visual )
The letters of John Gay by John Gay( Book )
Documenting eighteenth century satire : Pope, Swift, Gay, and Arbuthnot in historical context by Pat Rogers( )
John Gay, favorite of the wits by William Henry Irving( Book )
John Gay by Oliver Warner( Book )
John Gay, a profession of friendship by David Nokes( Book )
John Gay and the Scriblerians by Peter Elfed Lewis( Book )
John Gay : his place in the eighteenth century by Phoebe Fenwick Gaye( Book )
Deep play : John Gay and the invention of modernity by Dianne Dugaw( Book )
John Gay: an annotated checklist of criticism by Julie Thompson Klein( Book )
Mr. Gay; being a picture of the life and times of the author of the Beggar's opera by Oscar Sherwin( Book )
The life of Mr. John Gay : author of the Beggar's-opera, &c by Edmund Curll( )
John Gay, poet "of a lower order"; comments on his rural poems and other early writings by Adina Eugenia Forsgren( Book )
Miscellanies; second series by Austin Dobson( Book )
Life and letters of John Gay (1685-1732) : author of "The beggar's opera" by Lewis Saul Benjamin( Book )

fewer

Most widely held works by John Gay

The beggar's opera by John Gay( )

990 editions published between 1072 and 2016 in 7 languages and held by 15,583 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this work, John Gay turned the conventions of Italian opera riotously upside-down, instead using traditional popular ballads and street tunes, while also indulging in political satire at the expense of the then Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole

Fables by the late Mr. Gay. In one volume complete by John Gay( )

233 editions published between 1767 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 3,571 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fables by John Gay( )

206 editions published between 1737 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,833 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Poems on several occasions by John Gay( )

177 editions published between 1720 and 1787 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel( )

36 editions published between 1951 and 2012 in English and German and held by 1,801 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Recorded Feb. 1978 in Henry Wood Hall, London

The shepherd's week : in six pastorals by John Gay( )

120 editions published between 1714 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,575 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Polly : an opera. Being the second part of The beggar's opera. Written by Mr. Gay by John Gay( )

69 editions published between 1729 and 1777 in English and held by 1,426 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fables. By the late Mr. Gay by John Gay( )

87 editions published between 1733 and 2018 in English and held by 1,383 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The beggar's opera by Benjamin Britten( Recording )

103 editions published between 1929 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,367 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

N 1981 Richard Bonynge, together with an illustrious cast of singers (Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, et. al.) and actors (Angela Lansbury, Warren Mitchell, Michael Hordern, et. al.) went into Kingsway Hall for a recording of a new edition (by Richard Bonynge and Douglas Gamley) of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. Written in 1728, it is a ballad opera in three acts (Ballad operas were satiric musical plays that used some of the conventions of opera, but without recitative. The lyrics of the airs in the piece are set to popular broadsheet ballads, opera arias, church hymns and folk tunes of the time.) Running for 62 consecutive performances, the piece notched up a record the longest run in theatre history up to that time. Unlike other existing recordings of The Beggar's Opera, this new performing edition features opera stars alongside great actors as well as a full-size (double woodwind) orchestra. One of the most sought after of Sutherland/Bonynge collaborations, the original CD has long been out of print and here reappears with the original liner notes as well as the full libretto

Fables. By the late Mr Gay. Volume the second by John Gay( )

85 editions published between 1738 and 1772 in English and Irish and held by 1,302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The beggar's opera : As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Written by Mr. Gay by John Gay( )

78 editions published between 1752 and 2018 in English and held by 1,124 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wine : a poem by John Gay( )

56 editions published between 1708 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 834 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In the New York City borough of Queens in 1996, three girls bond over their shared love of Tupac Shakur's music, as together they try to make sense of the unpredictable world in which they live

Eighteenth century plays by John Hampden( Book )

28 editions published between 1928 and 1998 in English and held by 823 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text summaries, annotated readi

The poetical works of John Gay, including 'Polly', 'The beggar's opera' and selections from the other dramatic work by John Gay( Book )

27 editions published between 1926 and 1985 in English and held by 821 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Trivia : or, the art of walking the streets of London. By Mr. Gay by John Gay( )

47 editions published between 1716 and 2018 in English and held by 801 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Poems on several occasions by John Gay( )

48 editions published between 1771 and 2018 in English and held by 786 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The beggar's opera by John Gay( Visual )

61 editions published between 1983 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 731 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A ballad opera set among London's 18th century criminal classes, full of satirical jibes about corruption in high places

Acis and Galatea : a masque by George Frideric Handel( )

53 editions published between 1732 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 702 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

II. Vokalmusik. 2. Oratorien

The distress'd wife : a comedy by John Gay( )

52 editions published between 1734 and 2018 in English and Irish and held by 689 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Poetry and prose of John Gay by John Gay( Book )

27 editions published between 1974 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 611 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

fewer

Audience Level