Conversation so far:
What was the literary origins?
The word first appears in a title in Francesco Berni's Opere burlesche of the early 16th century.
What was the development?
it referred to a grotesque imitation of the dignified or pathetic.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
The term burlesque has been applied retrospectively to works of Chaucer and Shakespeare and to the Graeco-Roman classics.

Question: What else did the burlesque do?
Self-contained rewrite: What did the burlesque do besides being applied to works of Chaucer and Shakespeare and to Graeco-Roman classics?