English drama (Comedy) -- Classical influences

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The Victorian classical burlesque was a popular theatrical genre of the mid-19th century which parodied ancient myths and legends with music, melodrama, pastiche, merciless satire and gender reversal. Immensely popular in its day, the genre was also intensely metatheatrical and …

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 si…