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 of this form, which with its barbed allusions, refreshing frankness about sexual mores, and mock-pedantic footnotes continues to make hilarious reading today.

Burlesque Plays of the Eighteenth Century

Literature & Fiction

Trussler, Simon

Dramas & Plays

Oxford University Press

Twentieth Century Drama (Great Writers Student Library) (vol II)

Macmillan

TWO NOBLE KINSMEN (Swan Theatre Plays)

FLETCHER, John

Shakespeare., William

R. S. Means Company

Heinemann

Combining authoritative writing with superb illustration, The Cambridge Illustrated History of British Theatre is a fascinating exploration of the development of the live performing arts in Britain from the earliest times to the present day. Taking a broad view of theater, the book covers everything from the minor and "illegitimate" to the mainstream and "official"--whether the mystery plays of the Middle Ages or the "real time drama" of Coronation Street, the courtly theater of Shakespeare or the contemporary "fringe." The book is aimed at both students and general readers. Simon Trussler is a retired drama professor at the University of London and the editor of New Theatre Quarterly.

The Cambridge Illustrated History of British Theatre (Cambridge Illustrated Histories)

Cambridge University Press

Humor & Entertainment

The plays of Harold Pinter: An assessment

Gollancz

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