« But why is all this music? » : jeu du texte et guerre des sexes dans The Beggar’s Opera
The many images of bonds and confinement in The Beggar’s Opera are metaphorical prefigurations of death by hanging, which threatens every character in the play. The only way in which they can delay this inevitable outcome is by keeping bodies, money and meaning in movement, while fixity means immedi...
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| Language: | English |
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Maison de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines
2004-05-01
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| Series: | Revue LISA |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/lisa/2954 |