A theory of parody : the teachings of twentieth-century art forms /

• Main Author: Hutcheon, Linda, 1947-
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Urbana : Chicago : University of Illinois Press, 2000, c1985.
• Subjects: Τέχνη, Μοντέρνα > 20ός αιώνας; Αισθητική, Σύγχρονη > 20ός αιώνας; Παρωδία στην τέχνη; Παρωδία

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 for...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• - 2. Defining parody
• - 3. The pragmatic range of parody
• - 4. The paradox of parody
• - 5. Encoding and decoding: the shared codes of parody
• - 6. Conclusion: the world, the parodic text, and the theorist.