224 Pages
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Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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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: * the place of parody in the history of literature * parody as a subversive or conservative mode of writing * parody's pivotal role in debates about postmodernism * parody... Read more
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Approaches to parody 2. Parody in the ancient and medieval worlds 3. Parody in the novel 4. Parody and poetry 5. The beauties of burlesque 6. Is nothing sacred? - postmodern parody Conclusion Glossary Bibliography
Biography
Simon Dentith is Reader in English at Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education, UK. His publications include Bakhtinian Thought: An Introductory Reader (Routledge 1995). _
'Simon Dentith provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of the concept of parody ... a very readable book.' - Language and Literature
