What is the author's style in The Ruling Class by Peter Barnes?

In The Ruling Class, Barnes not only satirizes human folly, he does so with elements of burlesque, in which the style of the work does not conform to the seriousness of the subject. Burlesque differs from satire in the form or style of the work. While satire pokes fun, burlesque puts the work's style in opposition to its matter, such that an important topic is trivialized by its treatment, or vice versa.