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A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satirical or ironic imitation.Often its subject is an original work or some aspect of it (theme/content, author, style, etc), but a parody can also be about a real-life person (e.g. a politician), event, or movement (e.g. the French Revolution or 1960s counterculture).
A list of parodies of literature. Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. D. Dr. Seuss parodies (6 P) F. Fairy tale parodies ...
Historically, the mock-heroic style was popular in 17th-century Italy, and in the post-Restoration and Augustan periods in Great Britain.The earliest example of the form is the Batrachomyomachia ascribed to Homer by the Romans and parodying his work, but believed by most modern scholars to be the work of an anonymous poet in the time of Alexander the Great.
S.A. Alenthony's novel The Infernova (2009) is a parody of the Inferno as seen from an atheist's perspective, with Mark Twain acting as the guide. [39] The title of Yann Martel's 2010 novel Beatrice and Virgil is an allusion to two of the main characters in The Divine Comedy.
An example of musical burlesque is Richard Strauss's 1890 Burleske for piano and orchestra. Examples of theatrical burlesques include W. S. Gilbert's Robert the Devil and the A. C. Torr – Meyer Lutz shows, including Ruy Blas and the Blasé Roué. A later use of the term, particularly in the United States, refers to performances in a variety ...
The form was revived during the Renaissance by Erasmus, Burton, and Laurence Sterne, [19] while 19th-century examples include the John Buncle of Thomas Amory and The Doctor of Robert Southey. [19] The 20th century saw renewed critical interest in the form, with Menippean satire significantly influencing postmodern literature. [3]
On Sunday, Nov. 21, the classic television special “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” will air on PBS and PBS Kids and will be streaming on Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple TV+. This special ...
Parodies in literature. ... Parody history books (4 P) Pages in category "Literary parodies" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.