Twentieth Century Interpretations of The Beggar's Opera: A Collection of Critical EssaysYvonne Noble In this tale from the Amhara people of Ethiopia, a patient woman uses her experience with a wild lion to win the love of her new stepson. |
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The Beggars Opera in Its Own Time | 1 |
MockPastoral as the Cult of Independence | 15 |
From The Augustans | 41 |
Copyright | |
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