Polly
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Polly is a ballad opera by John Gay, written as a sequel to his famous work "The Beggar's Opera" and noted for its satirical treatment of colonialism and morality.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ballad opera ⓘ |
| author | John Gay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| creator | John Gay ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Macheath
ⓘ
Mr. Peachum ⓘ Mrs. Peachum ⓘ Polly Peachum ⓘ |
| follows | The Beggar's Opera ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad opera
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | three-act opera ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later satirical musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Polly Peachum ⓘ |
| hasMoralPerspective |
critical of colonial exploitation
ⓘ
critical of conventional morality ⓘ |
| hasPart |
songs
ⓘ
spoken dialogue ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
ballad-based musical numbers
ⓘ
spoken interludes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British colonialism
ⓘ
crime and punishment ⓘ hypocrisy in morality ⓘ marriage and relationships ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Polly Peachum ⓘ |
| isSequelInLiterature | The Beggar's Opera ⓘ |
| isSequelTo | The Beggar's Opera ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
drama
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | comic opera ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English ballad opera ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
colonialism
ⓘ
morality ⓘ |
| movement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Polly Peachum
ⓘ
surface form:
adventures of Polly Peachum
|
| notableFor |
satirical treatment of colonialism
ⓘ
satirical treatment of morality ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Beggar's Opera
ⓘ
surface form:
The Beggar's Opera series
|
| relatedWork | The Beggar's Opera ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| setting | colonial environment ⓘ |
| tone | satirical ⓘ |
| workOf | John Gay ⓘ |
| workType | stage work ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry