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burlesque noun \ (ˌ)bər-ˈlesk \
literature : a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation.

mockery usually by caricature.

theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns, comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts


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"My Emily": A Tribute of Poetess "ED"
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  • ED’s humble birthplace: born in Amherst, MA on the then widely observed “Emily Dickinson Day” December 10, 1830 (5 lbs. 3 oz.)
    ED’s humble birthplace: born in Amherst, MA on the then widely observed “Emily Dickinson Day” December 10, 1830 (5 lbs. 3 oz.)
  • ED and older brother Austin begging on the streets of Amherst, circa 1836.
    ED and older brother Austin begging on the streets of Amherst, circa 1836.
  • ED's mother: The poet remarked "she does not care for thought."
    ED's mother: The poet remarked "she does not care for thought."
  • ED's father: Their relationship was, at best, strained.
    ED's father: Their relationship was, at best, strained.
  • ED's kid sister Lavinia. Dubbed “the wise one’ 'Vinnie’ preserved ED’s poems for posterity against her wishes, profiting handsomely.
    ED's kid sister Lavinia. Dubbed “the wise one’ 'Vinnie’ preserved ED’s poems for posterity against her wishes, profiting handsomely.
  • ED's brother Austin, her "best beau" despite his depravities.
    ED's brother Austin, her "best beau" despite his depravities.
  • "A dog—as large as myself..." ED's beloved hound Carlo (1849-1866).
    "A dog—as large as myself..." ED's beloved hound Carlo (1849-1866).
  • While ED’s brother Austin attended Yale, ED received only a rudimentary education at Amherst Academy, a notorious “"blab school".
    While ED’s brother Austin attended Yale, ED received only a rudimentary education at Amherst Academy, a notorious “"blab school".
  • ED at the height of her fame. Circa 1870. (The authenticity of this image as ED has been questioned).
    ED at the height of her fame. Circa 1870. (The authenticity of this image as ED has been questioned).
  • Mabel Loomis Todd, Austin's companion. She compiled the poet’s oeuvre and cheerfully corrected its numerous syntactical errors.
    Mabel Loomis Todd, Austin's companion. She compiled the poet’s oeuvre and cheerfully corrected its numerous syntactical errors.
  • The wicked literary critic who wantonly blocked ED’s efforts to publish her tattle-tale memoir “Emily Knows a Thing or Two” (1885).
    The wicked literary critic who wantonly blocked ED’s efforts to publish her tattle-tale memoir “Emily Knows a Thing or Two” (1885).
  • Famed Hollywood film star Olivia de Havilland portrayed ED in the 1939 M-G-M biopic and box office flop “Gone with the Iambic Tetrameter”
    Famed Hollywood film star Olivia de Havilland portrayed ED in the 1939 M-G-M biopic and box office flop “Gone with the Iambic Tetrameter”
  • ED's fulsome poetic praise for Bobolinks set off a rage for its feathers which nearly led to the bird’s extinction.
    ED's fulsome poetic praise for Bobolinks set off a rage for its feathers which nearly led to the bird’s extinction.
  • "It was not Death, for I stood up, / And all the Dead, lie down” The poem that inspired George A.Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968),
    "It was not Death, for I stood up, / And all the Dead, lie down” The poem that inspired George A.Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968),
  • The exact nature of ED’s intimate relationship with her sister-in-law Susan Gilbert Dickinson...SHALL NEVER BE KNOWN!
    The exact nature of ED’s intimate relationship with her sister-in-law Susan Gilbert Dickinson...SHALL NEVER BE KNOWN!
  • "The Ditch is Dear/to the Drunken man..." reminds us of the poet’s desperate struggle with alcoholism.
    "The Ditch is Dear/to the Drunken man..." reminds us of the poet’s desperate struggle with alcoholism.
  • “Because I could not tarry for Death” was the original fair copy version. Author Samuel Clemens called it a grave "literary offence."
    “Because I could not tarry for Death” was the original fair copy version. Author Samuel Clemens called it a grave "literary offence."
  • Abraham Lincoln frequently read ED’s poetry out loud to his children.
    Abraham Lincoln frequently read ED’s poetry out loud to his children.
  • William Faulkner’s acclaimed biography of ED entitled A Rose For Emily (1930). Though controversial, it represents perhaps the most accurate portrait of the eccentric poet yet published.
    William Faulkner’s acclaimed biography of ED entitled A Rose For Emily (1930). Though controversial, it represents perhaps the most accurate portrait of the eccentric poet yet published.
  • Patsy Cline’s "Walkin' After Midnight” is said to be inspired by ED’s notorious nocturnal escapades in the “rough” section of Amherst.
    Patsy Cline’s "Walkin' After Midnight” is said to be inspired by ED’s notorious nocturnal escapades in the “rough” section of Amherst.
  • ED’s obsessive preoccupation with death is widely praised by necrophiliacs.
    ED’s obsessive preoccupation with death is widely praised by necrophiliacs.
  • “When a Girl, I had a friend, who taught me Immortality-but venturing too near, himself, he never returned.” ED impersonator James Dean.
    “When a Girl, I had a friend, who taught me Immortality-but venturing too near, himself, he never returned.” ED impersonator James Dean.
  • Judy Garland as Emily and Mickey Rooney as Austin in the 1942 Columbia Pictures screwball comedy The The Dickinsons of Amherst.
    Judy Garland as Emily and Mickey Rooney as Austin in the 1942 Columbia Pictures screwball comedy The The Dickinsons of Amherst.
  • You probably figured out that this is a “fixed photo” of the 30-year-old poet. Why? The Mannlicher-Carcano bolt-action rifle was not manufactured in her lifetime! Nice detective work.
    You probably figured out that this is a “fixed photo” of the 30-year-old poet. Why? The Mannlicher-Carcano bolt-action rifle was not manufactured in her lifetime! Nice detective work.
  • ED’s great-great-aunt Hestor was a bold feminist martyr at New England’s McCarthyite “Witch Trials”.
    ED’s great-great-aunt Hestor was a bold feminist martyr at New England’s McCarthyite “Witch Trials”.
  • ED served briefly as Poet Laureate during the James Buchanan administration (1857-1861). She had a loathing for Buchanan, characterizing him as “ Pink—small—and punctual...”
    ED served briefly as Poet Laureate during the James Buchanan administration (1857-1861). She had a loathing for Buchanan, characterizing him as “ Pink—small—and punctual...”
  • A rarely published etching depicting ED reloading a cannon at the bloody Battle of Amherst (1862) during the American Civil War. Que valor!
    A rarely published etching depicting ED reloading a cannon at the bloody Battle of Amherst (1862) during the American Civil War. Que valor!
  • Since her death in 1922 (age 92), ED has had many impersonators. Pictured here is, Marlene Dietrich, in Morocco (1930)
    Since her death in 1922 (age 92), ED has had many impersonators. Pictured here is, Marlene Dietrich, in Morocco (1930)
  • Thought to be ED’s final poem, entitled “Come on...be quick” composed just minutes before her death. Literary critics have puzzled over this apparent double entendre.
    Thought to be ED’s final poem, entitled “Come on...be quick” composed just minutes before her death. Literary critics have puzzled over this apparent double entendre.
  • ED plagiarized freely from poet Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass (1855), a work she privately regarded as “disgraceful.”
    ED plagiarized freely from poet Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass (1855), a work she privately regarded as “disgraceful.”
  • “The carriage held but just ourselves /and immortality.” A replica carriage (styled after an 1846 model landau) is currently displayed at the Smithsonian Institution’s “Curious Artifacts of Poetry" exhibit.
    “The carriage held but just ourselves /and immortality.” A replica carriage (styled after an 1846 model landau) is currently displayed at the Smithsonian Institution’s “Curious Artifacts of Poetry" exhibit.
  • I’d harass God!. Such blasphemous verse has led biographers to question ED’s Christian piety. Was she privately a “godless atheist”? Critics caution: Let the Mystery Be.
    I’d harass God!. Such blasphemous verse has led biographers to question ED’s Christian piety. Was she privately a “godless atheist”? Critics caution: Let the Mystery Be.
  • "Poetry is mysterious, but the poet, when all is said and done, is not much more mysterious than a banker." — Poet and essayist Allen Tate from New England Culture and Emily Dickinson (1932).
    "Poetry is mysterious, but the poet, when all is said and done, is not much more mysterious than a banker." — Poet and essayist Allen Tate from New England Culture and Emily Dickinson (1932).
  • Though she likely preserved her maidenhood, the sophistication of ED’s poetry leaves little doubt she was familiar with the carnal mechanisms of love.
    Though she likely preserved her maidenhood, the sophistication of ED’s poetry leaves little doubt she was familiar with the carnal mechanisms of love.
  • Caveat emptor! Beware ersatz images of ED offered for sale online. Also, eschew ocean front property offered in Wyoming.
    Caveat emptor! Beware ersatz images of ED offered for sale online. Also, eschew ocean front property offered in Wyoming.
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