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parodyIn literature and the other arts, a genre of work that imitates the style of another work, usually with mocking or comic intent; it is similar to satire and distinguished from pastiche (in which the intent is homage rather than mockery). The Greek dramatist Aristophanes parodied the dramatic styles of Aeschylus and Euripides in Frogs (405 BC), one of the earliest examples of the technique. One of the most successful recent examples is English writer Max Beerbohm's The Christmas Garland (1912), a series of Christmas stories in the style and spirit of various contemporary writers, notably that of US writer Henry James. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is a parody of the warlike epic, but has little in it that is really comic or of literary merit, except perhaps the list of quaint arms assumed by the warriors. It is anticipated at the beginning by the dream of Socrates and the parody of Homer. To such we may parody the tender exclamation of Macduff, "Alas |
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