In literature, authors use parody to comment on styles, characters, plots, etc. Furthermore, some writers may parody famous authors in order to bring attention to themselves. Author Jonathan Swift is famous for his parodies. In this excerpt, Swift parodies the ongoing rivalries between the countries England and France by using substitute countries, Lilliput and Blefuscu.
It is to be observed, that these ambassadors spoke to me, by an interpreter, the languages of both empires differing as much from each other as any two in Europe, and each nation priding itself upon the antiquity, beauty, and energy of their own tongue, with an avowed contempt for that of their neighbor; yet, our emperor, standing upon the advantage he had got by the seizure of their fleet, obliged them to deliver their credentials, and make their speech, in the Lilliputian tongue.
Seth Grahame-Smith wrote a parody on the classic Jane Austen novel, Pride and Prejudice while capitalizing on the wildly popular zombie genre of the s. His book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies rewrites the classic, except there are zombies. Consider the following opening lines:. Spoof Parody is often confused with a spoof or a satire. A parody is a comical imitation of another work. It stops at mocking or making fun of one work. A spoof mocks a genre rather than a specific work.
For example, the Scary Movies series is a spoof because it mocks the horror genre rather than one specific film. A satire , on the other hand, uses irony and humor to mock political or religious views. A political cartoon would be an example of a current satire. You might also see the tv show, The Daily Show, as a pop-culture example of a satire. Origins of Parody It can be said that parody originated with the ancients in Greece. Contemporary Parodies With time, parodies became a part of everyday language.
Looking for the Famous Parody Some of the most famous parodies that are easily recognizable come from the contemporary film genre. Music Another medium serving up parody is music. Television One of the more visible parody examples that the viewing public sees weekly is via television. It is usually necessary to be familiar with the original in order to appreciate the parody, though some parodies have become better known than the poems they imitate.
The very act of writing leaves every poet vulnerable to parody, but some seem irresistible. Cope is an expert parodist; her Cope is an expert parodist; her 'Strugnell's Haiku' finds delicious humour in the clumsy attempts of her invented wannabe poet, Jason Strugnell, to engage with the delicacy of the traditional Japanese form.
Although parody can be used to develop satire, it differs from satire to a certain extent. Parody mimics a subject directly, to produce a comical effect. Satire, on the other hand, makes fun of a subject without a direct imitation. Moreover, satire aims at correcting shortcomings in society by criticizing them. In our daily watching of television, we may see extremely hilarious examples of parody in shows that blend parody and satire.
Examples like The Daily Show , The Colbert Report , and The Larry Sanders Show are renowned for mimicking famous political personalities, and this allows them to target what they think are unintelligent political and social viewpoints.
Parody has entered our day-to-day life through hilarious parody movies that mimic famous blockbusters. William Shakespeare wrote Sonnet in parody of traditional love poems common in his day.
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