Project Gutenberg 2016-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 262 Morley, Henry 1822 1894 Burlesque Plays and Poems Chaucer's Rime of Thopas -- Beaumont & Fletcher's Knight of the burning pestle -- George Villiers, duke of Buckingham's Rehearsal -- John Philips's Splendid shilling -- Fielding's Tom Thumb the Great -- Henry Carey's Namy pamby and Chrononhotonthologos -- Canning, Frere & Ellis's Rovers -- W.B. Rhodes's Bombastes furioso -- Horace & James Smith's Rejected addresses -- Some of Thomas Hood's Odes and addresses to great people. Produced by Susan Skinner, Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Burlesque Plays and Poems" by Henry Morley is a collection of comedic works and poems likely written in the late 19th century. This anthology features classics of the burlesque tradition, including notable pieces like Chaucer's "Rime of Sir Thopas" and Beaumont and Fletcher's "Knight of the Burning Pestle," which satirize literary forms and societal norms. The book explores the art of mockery and jesting with good-natured humor, as it reflects on various characters and situations in an entertaining manner. The opening of the collection introduces the concept of burlesque, emphasizing its roots in satire and the playful twisting of traditional storytelling and poetic styles. It begins with an examination of Chaucer's "Rime of Sir Thopas," which critiques long-winded storytelling by parodying a knightly tale filled with ridiculous, trivial details. As the narrative unfolds, Morley describes his selection of burlesques, revealing the comedic techniques employed by authors like Beaumont and Fletcher, showcasing their talent for witty repartee and humorous characterizations. Thus, readers are introduced to a lively exploration of how humor was used to both entertain and critique in the formative works of English literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English poetry Burlesques English drama PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 1128885 2025-07-21T10:35:01.689369 text/html 1146941 2024-10-23T01:26:16 text/html 486150 2025-07-21T10:35:26.221183 application/epub+zip 502300 2025-07-21T10:35:05.749303 application/epub+zip 409111 2025-07-21T10:35:03.729317 application/epub+zip 880240 2025-07-21T10:35:37.506659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 930418 2025-07-21T10:35:23.755225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 837706 2022-09-24T11:03:22.228369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709810 2025-07-21T10:34:57.407335 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 690134 2024-10-23T01:26:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18144 2025-07-21T10:35:37.700606 application/rdf+xml 29469 2025-07-21T10:35:03.981320 image/jpeg 3800 2025-07-21T10:35:03.860291 image/jpeg 453801 2025-07-21T10:35:01.783307 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia