ParodyTaylor & Francis US, 2000 - 211 pages Parody is part of all our lives. It occurs not only in literature, but also in everyday speech, in theatre and television, architecture and films. Drawing on examples from Aristophanes to The Simpsons, Simon Dentith explores: |
Contents
Parody in the ancient and medieval worlds | 39 |
Parody in the novel | 55 |
Parody and poetry | 96 |
The beauties of burlesque | 123 |
Is nothing sacred? Parody and the postmodern | 154 |
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