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What was a famous example of Burlesque?
Burlesque has been applied retrospectively to works of Chaucer and Shakespeare and to the Graeco-Roman classics. An example of literary burlesque is Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock
Who was a famous writer of Burlesque?
Francesco Berni wrote Opere burlesche in the early 16th century.
What did Francesco Berni write?
Francesco Berni wrote Opere burlesche in the early 16th century.

Question: What are the literary roots of Burlesque?
Self-contained rewrite: What are the literary roots of Burlesque?