Chrononhotonthologos
work by Carey
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burlesque literature
- In burlesque
…Henry Carey’s “most tragical tragedy” Chrononhotonthologos (1734) are the outstanding survivals from an age when burlesque was cruelly satirical and often defamatory. The heroic Bombardinion’s lines in the following fragment from Carey’s play resemble the more kindly, punning Victorian burlesque, however:
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