Born 30 June 1685, Barnstaple [Died] December 4, 1732, London English playwright and poet. He moved to London at a young age and made his debut as a poet. He then turned to drama, but was not noticed. He gained instant popularity with The Beggar's Opera (1728). This play satirizes the politics of the time by telling the stories of London thieves and prostitutes, and is considered a masterpiece of ballad opera in theatrical history. It is also known for being adapted by Bertolt Brecht exactly 200 years later under the title The Threepenny Opera. His sequel, Polly (1729), incurred the wrath of Prime Minister Robert Walpole and was banned. His other works include the comedy Three Hours After Marriage (1717), written in collaboration with his friends Alexander Pope and John Arbuthnot, the witty poem Trivia: or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London (1716), and Fifty-one Fables in Rhyme (1727, 1738). Gay |
[生]1685.6.30. バーンスタプル [没]1732.12.4. ロンドン イギリスの劇作家,詩人。若くしてロンドンに出,詩人として文壇に登場。次いで戯曲に筆を染めたが,注目されなかった。『乞食オペラ』The Beggar's Opera(1728)によって一躍人気を博す。この劇はロンドンの泥棒や娼婦の物語にこと寄せて当時の政治を風刺したもので,演劇史的にはバラッド・オペラの代表作とされ,ちょうど 200年後にベルトルト・ブレヒトが『三文オペラ』と題して翻案したことでも知られる。その続編『ポリー』Polly(1729)は,首相ロバート・ウォルポールの逆鱗に触れ,上演禁止となった。ほかに,友人アレクサンダー・ポープおよびジョン・アーバスノットとの共作による喜劇『結婚後3時間』Three Hours After Marriage(1717),機知に富んだ詩『些細なこと-ロンドン街頭の歩き方』Trivia: or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London(1716),『五十一の韻文寓話』The Fables(1727,1738)がある。 ゲイ
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