Poet and playwright John Gay was born Devon to an aristocratic though impoverished fay. Unable to afford universy, Gay went to London to…
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JOHN GAY SUMMARY
John Gay, (born , June 30, 1685, Barnstaple, Devon, Eng.—died Dec. 4, 1732, London), Brish poet and dramatist. * john gay westminster abbey *
John Gay, (born, June 30, 1685, Barnstaple, Devon, Eng.
BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN GAY
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From an ancient but impoverished Devonshire fay, Gay was apprenticed to a silk mercer London but was released early. Gay was buried Wtmster Abbey. John Gay was born Barnstaple, Devon, England on June 30, 1685.
JOHN GAY
John Gay, English poet and dramatist, chiefly remembered as the thor of The Beggar’s Opera, a work distguished by good-humoured satire and technil assurance. A member of an ancient but impoverished Devonshire fay, Gay was ted at the ee grammar school Barnstaple. He was * john gay westminster abbey *
At the age of 10, Gay was orphaned and his uncle, the Reverend John Hammer, agreed to take re of him. After fishg his tn at the Barnstable Grammar School, Gay went to London to be an apprentice to a silk merchant.
1 Dislikg the work, Gay left the merchant to work briefly for Arthur Hill, who beme manager of a theater pany. In 1712, his late twenti, Gay was a secretary to the Duchs of Monmouth. 2 Durg his time London, Gay tablished relatnships wh Londoners and beme a part of the cy society.
In 1713, Gay published the poem "Rural Sports, " a ic scriptn of huntg and fishg, and scribed to Alexanr Pope, a proment wrer of the time.
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Genealogy for John Gay, poet and dramatist (1685 - 1732) fay tree on Geni, wh over 250 ln profil of anctors and livg relativ. * john gay westminster abbey *
Pope appreciated the honor and soon beme acquated wh Gay. 3 Pope and Gay beme lifelong iends and lleagu.
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Gay also beme close wh the wrer Jonathon Swift; Pope and Swift both enuraged Gay to ntue wrg and publishg his work. Gay studied wh Ge Friric Hanl, the greatt opera poser at the time London.
Gay's love for mic transferred to much of his wrgs for the stage; he clud some type of mic many of his plays. Gay published poems, fabl, plays, and ballad operas.
Acis and Galatea, the libretto to Hanl's opera and Gay's fal attempt at ballad opera (1719).
JOHN GAY, POET AND DRAMATIST
Although Gay wrote numero poems and plays, his ballad opera The Beggar's Opera was certaly his greatt succs and his most important ntributn. John Gay is creded wh the first succs of the ballad opera genre.
The succs of the ballad opera was immediate and Gay ma a signifint amount of money om the opera. Even though Gay was succsful as a wrer, he was not a rich man. Gay met them when he was workg for the Duchs of Monmouth.
The Duchs of Queensbury beme Gay's most important patron until his ath. John Gay died at the age of 47 on December 4, 1732 London.