Editing John Gay

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'''John Gay''' (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet, dramatist and friend of prominent literary figures {{Wiki|Alexander Pope}} and {{Wiki|Jonathan Swift}}.

Gay is best known for writing ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]'' in 1728, one of the earliest {{Wiki|ballad opera}}s. The opera became popular for featuring contemporary folk tunes, thus satirizing the celebrated [[Italy|Italian]] operas of the time.

However, the ''Beggar's Opera'' also became controversial for its setting in the {{Wiki|Newgate Prison}} and its main characters being criminals who behaved in an upper-class manner. The opera parodied the British nobility, contained veiled criticism of [[Robert Walpole]], the First Lord of the Treasury, and was accused of being a "base form of entertainment" and encouraging crime.

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
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