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]

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