Read full poem →what our old Encjish writers often distinguish by the name of humour. The stile too of La-
writ, like Lazariilo*8 and the Knight*8, is often the burlesque sublime. Here I found the pro-
logue speaking of the authors in the plural number, i. e. Beaumont and Fletcher. There is
Dictionary Entry
A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
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Poetry examples for “burlesque”
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Read full poem →posed sneerer (a very great " crime if true) but I beheve it an entire mts^
take. The nature of this burlesque epic requires the frequent use of the
most known and most acknowledged expressions of sublimity, which ap-
Read full poem →" Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson.
Balderdash, partly (it would appear) intended as burlesque.
Read full poem →in a very different spirit from Shelley’s usual compositions. They are
specimens of the burlesque and fanciful; but, although they adopt a
familiar style and homely imagery, there shine through the radiance of
Read full poem →Epigram To Miss Ainslie In Church
Burlesque Lament For The Absence Of William Creech’ s Absence
Note To Mr. Renton Of Lamerton
Read full poem →universal patron to the other wits. In 1687 he joined with Prior in “The
City Mouse and the Country Mouse,” a burlesque of Dryden’s “Hind and
Panther.” He signed the invitation to the Prince of Orange, and sat in
Read full poem →Parody of a Translation from the 'Medea' of Euripides
Burlesque on the Modern Versification of Ancient Legendary Tales:
an Impromptu
Read full poem →Love Elegy, in imitation of Tibullus
Burlesque Ode
Ode to Mirth
Read full poem →Parody of a Translation from the 'Medea' of Euripides
Burlesque on the Modern Versification of Ancient Legendary Tales:
an Impromptu
Read full poem →Love Elegy, in imitation of Tibullus
Burlesque Ode
Ode to Mirth