Victorian theatrical burlesques

Victorian theatrical burlesques

by Richard W. Schoch

2003

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Metadramatic, the burlesque is often a play that allots a low social standing to a person of a higher class or vice versa. Its principal target was the blood and thunder of melodrama. These writings explore this neglected aspect of Victorian theatre.