Travesty
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Travesty is an English word used to denote generally (a) an absurd or grotesque misrepresentation, (b) a parody or stylistic imitation, (c) (pejorative) a grossly inferior imitation.

In literary or theatrical contexts it may also refer to:
  • Travesti (theatre) (also spelled travesty), the portrayal of a character in a play, opera, or ballet by a performer of the opposite sex
  • Burlesque
    Burlesque
    Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...

    , a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects
  • Victorian burlesque, a genre of theatrical entertainment popular in Victorian England and New York theatre in the mid-19th century

See also

  • Travesti
    Travesti
    In cultures of South America, a is a person who was born male, has a feminine gender identity and is primarily sexually attracted to non-feminine men . In South America the distinction between gender identity and sexual orientation isn't usually made.In french countries, Travesti means anyone who...

    , a term used in South American cultures for a person who was born male but has a feminine gender identity
  • Travesties
    Travesties
    Travesties is a play by Tom Stoppard.The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing Ulysses, Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the...

    , a comedy by Tom Stoppard (1974)
  • Texas Travesty
    Texas Travesty
    The Texas Travesty is the largest student-produced humor publication in the United States.1 All production and creative work takes place at The University of Texas at Austin....

    , a humor magazine published by students at the University of Texas at Austin
  • Travesty generator, a computer program that generates random text from an example
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