02691cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500300014326400510017330000470022433600260027133700260029733800360032350000310035950504330039050801110082352012910093453400450222565300190227065300150228965300180230485600430232253606UtSlPG20260610134233.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aMorley, Henry,d1822-189410aBurlesque Plays and Poems 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-11-260 aChaucer's Rime of Thopas -- Beaumont & Fletcher's Knight of the burning pestle -- George Villiers, duke of Buckingham's Rehearsal -- John Philips's Splendid shilling -- Fielding's Tom Thumb the Great -- Henry Carey's Namy pamby and Chrononhotonthologos -- Canning, Frere & Ellis's Rovers -- W.B. Rhodes's Bombastes furioso -- Horace & James Smith's Rejected addresses -- Some of Thomas Hood's Odes and addresses to great people.  aProduced by Susan Skinner, Jane Robins and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Burlesque Plays and Poems" by Henry Morley is a collection of comedic works and poems likely written in the late 19th century. This anthology features classics of the burlesque tradition, including notable pieces like Chaucer's "Rime of Sir Thopas" and Beaumont and Fletcher's "Knight of the Burning Pestle," which satirize literary forms and societal norms. The book explores the art of mockery and jesting with good-natured humor, as it reflects on various characters and situations in an entertaining manner.  The opening of the collection introduces the concept of burlesque, emphasizing its roots in satire and the playful twisting of traditional storytelling and poetic styles. It begins with an examination of Chaucer's "Rime of Sir Thopas," which critiques long-winded storytelling by parodying a knightly tale filled with ridiculous, trivial details. As the narrative unfolds, Morley describes his selection of burlesques, revealing the comedic techniques employed by authors like Beaumont and Fletcher, showcasing their talent for witty repartee and humorous characterizations. Thus, readers are introduced to a lively exploration of how humor was used to both entertain and critique in the formative works of English literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEnglish poetry  aBurlesques  aEnglish drama40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53606