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[[Burlesque]] is a term which refers to a literary, dramatic or musical work that caricatures the manner, style or subject of serious works and their subjects. Deriving  from the Italian ''burla'' – a joke, ridicule or mockery. Another derivative from the Italian is '''[[burletta]]''', which usually refers to a brief comic Italian (or, later, English) opera.  
 
[[Burlesque]] is a term which refers to a literary, dramatic or musical work that caricatures the manner, style or subject of serious works and their subjects. Deriving  from the Italian ''burla'' – a joke, ridicule or mockery. Another derivative from the Italian is '''[[burletta]]''', which usually refers to a brief comic Italian (or, later, English) opera.  
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928, p. 394) notes a quaint paring of the two terms in the description of Dowling's ''[[Othello Travestie]]'' as a "burlesque burletta".  
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928, p. 394) notes a quaint paring of the two terms in the description of Dowling's 1834 work ''[[Othello Travestie]]'' as a "burlesque burletta".  
  
 
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Revision as of 06:00, 13 March 2016

Burlesque is a term which refers to a literary, dramatic or musical work that caricatures the manner, style or subject of serious works and their subjects. Deriving from the Italian burla – a joke, ridicule or mockery. Another derivative from the Italian is burletta, which usually refers to a brief comic Italian (or, later, English) opera.

F.C.L. Bosman (1928, p. 394) notes a quaint paring of the two terms in the description of Dowling's 1834 work Othello Travestie as a "burlesque burletta".

Sources

Burlesque in Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlesque)

Burletta in Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burletta)

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