Title: Victorian theatrical burlesques
Description: Metadramatic, the burlesque is often a play that allots a low social standing to a person of a higher class or vice versa. Its principal target was the blood and thunder of melodrama. These writings explore this neglected aspect of Victorian theatre.
Subjects: English drama, Burlesques, Burlesque (theater), English drama, history and criticism, 19th century, Burlesque (literature)
Time periods: 19th century