Parody is a work that imitates an original for satirical or critical purposes, using humor or irony. Defined by literary theorists, it is found across various art forms like literature, music, and film.
Parody is a literary or artistic work that imitates an original piece for comic effect or critique, using satiric or ironic imitation. Coined by theorists like Linda Hutcheon and Simon Dentith, parody can appear in various art forms, including literature, music, and film.
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| Back | parody (/ˈpærədi/); also called a spoof, send-up, take-off, lampoon, play on (something), caricature, or joke, is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation. As the literary theorist Linda Hutcheon puts it, "parody ... is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text." Another critic, Simon Dentith, defines parody as "any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice". Parody may be found in art or culture, including literature, music (although "parody" in music has an earlier, somewhat different meaning than for other art forms), animation, gaming, and film. |
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