A theory of parody

the teachings of twentieth-century art forms

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A theory of parody

the teachings of twentieth-century art forms

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In this major study of a flexible and multifaceted mode of expression, Linda Hutcheon looks at works of modern literature, visual art, music, film, theater, and architecture to arrive at a comprehensive assessment of what parody is and what it does. Hutcheon identifies parody as one of the major forms of modern self-reflexivity, one that marks the intersection of invention and critique and offers an important mode of coming to terms with the texts and discourses of the past. Looking at works as diverse as Tom Stoppard's "Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", Brian de Palma's "Dressed to Kill", Woody Allen's "Zelig", Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Hymnen", James Joyce's "Ulysses", and Magritte's "This Is Not a Pipe", Hutcheon discusses the remarkable range of intent in modern parody while distinguishing it from pastiche, burlesque, travesty, and satire. She shows how parody, through ironic playing with multiple conventions, combines creative expression with critical commentary. Its productive-creative approach to tradition results in a modern recoding that establishes difference at the heart of similarity.

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Methuen
Language
English
Pages
143

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Cover of: A Theory of Parody
A Theory of Parody: The Teachings of Twentieth-Century Art Forms
September 27, 2000, University of Illinois Press
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Cover of: A theory of parody
A theory of parody: the teachings of twentieth-century art forms
1985, Methuen
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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. [118]-135.
Includes index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
700/.1
Library of Congress
NX650.P37 H87 1985, NX650.P37H87 1984

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 143 p. :
Number of pages
143

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2852472M
Internet Archive
theoryofparodyte0000hutc
ISBN 10
0416370802, 041637090X
LCCN
84014856
OCLC/WorldCat
10996563
Library Thing
1072601
Goodreads
5327812
6081021

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