Talk:Parody
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what about parody in movies songs etc...
True. Definition was biased towards literature, so I reworded it. --user:Heron
I am not sure that the "visual example" is entirely appropriate. Certainly we could come up with a better representation of a parodied image, if one is needed at all. --134.53.215.21 04:43, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- There are dozens of parodies of Grant Wood's "American Gothic"; if we can find a usable one of those, that would be an excellent example, I think. Jgm 12:20, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Seems to me that Marcel Duchamps's parody of the Mona Lisa would be a good choice for a discussion of visual parody. I've forgotten the title of it, but it's just letters that, when pronounced in French, sound like the French for "She's got a nice ass, doesn't she?" I remember the naughty meaning, rather than the letters, I'm afraid. Geogre 23:04, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Definition
The definition is incorrect, folks. "Parodia" cannot be broken apart. It isn't a compound. The OED entry on "parody" is highly disputed (see the article itself for information that the OED flat out misses). It traces to Greek drama and, in particular, to the Homeriedes, and it doesn't seem to have component parts. It's pretty much always "parodia." No doubt the word as it is used now is all over the road. It's now used as a synonymn for "mockery," but it is vital to keep the definition literary, because that's the origin of the term. The word has slowly slipped in reference to the point where it now refers to anything and everything. Geogre 01:16, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)