| Author: | John D. Jump | ISBN: | 9781351630658 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | John D. Jump |
| ISBN: | 9781351630658 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | July 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
