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Victorian Classical Burlesques: A Critical Anthology (Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception) by Monrós Gaspar, Laura, annotator; Blanchard, E. L. (Edward L.), 1820-1889. Antigone. 2015; Talfourd, Francis, 1828-1862. Alcestis, the original strong-minded woman. 2015; Brough, Robert B. (Robert Barnabas), 1828-1860. Medea. 2015; Talfourd, Francis, is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>The Victorian classical burlesque was a popular theatrical genre of the mid-19th century. It parodied ancient tragedies with music, melodrama, pastiche, merciless satire and gender reversal. Immensely popular in its day, the genre was also intensely metatheatrical and carries significance for reception studies, the role and perception of women in Victorian society and the culture of artistic censorship.</p><p>This anthology contains the annotated text of four major classical burlesques: <i>An
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- Author
- Monrós Gaspar, Laura, annotator; Blanchard, E. L. (Edward L.), 1820-1889. Antigone. 2015; Talfourd, Francis, 1828-1862. Alcestis, the original strong-minded woman. 2015; Brough, Robert B. (Robert Barnabas), 1828-1860. Medea. 2015; Talfourd, Francis,
- Publisher
- London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781472537850
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Literary Fiction, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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