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.
| ISBN: | 9781138283220 |
| Publication date: | 10th July 2017 |
| Author: | John D Jump |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 85 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions. The Critical Idiom |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 |
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.
Burlesque features in the following genres: Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
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Burlesque was written by John D Jump and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Burlesque has 85 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Library Editions. The Critical Idiom series
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