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Virgile travesti

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Virgile travesti is a parody of the Aeneid written by Paul Scarron in 1648. This early example of French burlesque literature[1] is notable for introducing the word travesty[2] into English.[3] Produced in eight volumes, the last book in the work was not published until 1659.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Le Virgile travesti". lister.history.ox.ac.uk.
  2. ^ Terry, Richard G. (2005). Mock-heroic from Butler to Cowper: An English Genre and Discourse. Ashgate. ISBN 9780754606239.
  3. ^ "Travesty - literature".
  4. ^ Yale French studies. Yale French Studies. 1967. Retrieved 5 June 2018.