last module Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Who was orphaned at age 10
A
John Gay
2
Q
Who cannot afford univeristy?
A
John Gay
3
Q
Who became Pope’s pupil?
A
John Gay
4
Q
Who works for periodical editors Addison & Steele
A
John Gay
5
Q
Who also joined the scriblerus club?
A
John Gay
6
Q
Whose plays were all huge failures?
A
John Gay
7
Q
Did John Gay ever secure a patronage?
A
Yes
8
Q
What is the Beggar’s Opera?
A
the original mock opera
9
Q
Was the Beggar’s Opera successful?
A
Yes, it was a huge success
10
Q
Burlesque
A
literary work that ridicules through comic imitation or grotesque exaggeration
