Burlesque
Published on 6. July 2017
96 pages
978-1-351-63066-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
54,07 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-351-63066-5 (9781351630665)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Content
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Definitions 2. Travesty 3. Hudibrastic 4. Parody 5. The Mock-Poem 6. Dramatic Burlesque; Select Bibliography; Index
