Parody

Dimensions and Perspectives
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-90-420-0217-3
Verlag: Editions Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 19, 313 Seiten, Format (B × H): 16 mm x 23 mm

Reihe: Rodopi Perspectives on Modern Literature

Parody is a most iridescent phenomenon: of ancient Greek origin, parody's very malleability has allowed it to survive and to conquer Western cultures. Changing discourse on parody, its complex relationship with related humorous forms (e.g. travesty, burlesque, satire), its ability to cross genre boundaries, the many parodies handed down by tradition, and its ubiquity in contemporary culture all testify to its multifaceted nature. No wonder that ‘parody' has become a phrase without clear meaning.
The essays in this collection reflect the multidimensionality of recent parody studies. They pay tribute to its long and varied tradition, covering examples of parodic practice from the Middle Ages to the present day and dealing with English, American, postcolonial, Austrian, and German parodies. The papers range from the Medieval classics (e.g. Chaucer), parodies of Shakespeare, and the role of parody in German Romanticism, to parodies of fin-de-siècle literature and the intertextual puzzles of the late twentieth century (such as cross-dressing, Schwab's Faust parody, and Rushdie's Satanic Verses). And they have transformed the contentious nature of parody into a diverse range of methodologies. In doing so, these essays offer a survey of the current state of parody studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Müller, Beate

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Introduction. Heike BARTEL: Dimensions of Parody in the Poems of Paul Celan. Gabrielle BERSIER: A Metamorphic Mode of Literary Reflexivity: Parody in Early German Romanticism. Andreas BÖHN: Parody and Quotation: A Case-Study of E.T.A. Hoffmann's Kater Murr. Andreas HÖFELE: Parody in Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. Wolfgang KARRER: Cross-Dressing between Travesty and Parody. Rumjana KIEFER: Leonard Bast's Umbrella in Howard Kirk's Plot of History: Malcolm Bradbury's Parody of Howards End in The History Man. Beate MÜLLER: Hamlet at the Dentist's: Parodies of Shakespeare. Tore REM: Sentimental Parody? Thoughts on the Quality of Parody in Dickens. Rebecca E. SAMMEL: Carnival Confession: The Archpoet and Chaucer's Pardoner. Gerlinde ULM SANFORD: A Preliminary Approach to Werner Schwab's Faust: Mein Brustkorb: Mein Helm. Gerd K. SCHNEIDER: Sexual Freedom and Political Repression: An Early Parody of Arthur Schnitzler's Reigen. Martin J. SCHUBERT: Parody in Thirteenth-Century German Poetry. Selected Bibliography on Parody. The Contributors. Index of Names. Index of Subjects.