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.
What else did the burlesque do?
17th and 18th century burlesque was divided into two types.
What was the two types?
High burlesque refers to a burlesque imitation where a literary, elevated manner was applied to a commonplace or comically inappropriate subject matter.
What else was beneficial in this article?
Low burlesque applied an irreverent, mocking style to a serious subject.

Question: What was the subject?
Self-contained rewrite: What was the subject of low burlesque?