Burlesque (The Critical Idiom Reissued)

Synopsis

First Published In 1972, This Book Provides A Helpful Introduction To Burlesque Literature, A Term Used By Critics From The Seventh-century Onwards To Describe Work In Which An Incongruity Between Serious Subject-matter And Style Is Used To Provoke Laughter. It Examines The Four Main Types Of Burlesque Writing: Travesty, Hudibrastic, Parody And The Mock-poem, As Well As Dramatic Burlesques.