Burlesque plays of the eighteenth century /

Burlesque plays were written to undermine the artistic pretensions of heroic tragedy, from the artificiality of its rhymed form, to its strutting heroes and their naive heroic assumptions. This anthology, which includes plays by Buckingham, Gay, Carey, and Fielding, reflects the marvellous parodying...

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Other Authors: Trussler, Simon (επιμελητής)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Call Number: 822.5 TRU
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