A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on or mock its subject by means of satirical or ironic imitation. Often its subject is an original work or some aspect of it, but a parody can also be about a real-life person, event or movement. The literary scholar Simon Dentith defines parody as any cultural practice that provides a relatively polemical, allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice, while the literary theorist Linda Hutcheon holds that parody is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text. Parody may be found across art and culture, including literature, music, theater, television, film, animation and gaming.
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Place of Origin Notable ExampleDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes 1 Defining TraitA creative work that imitates, comments on, or mocks its subject through satirical or ironic imitation 1 Connections
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1. Parody - Wikipedia
Origins section, paragraph 1
In ancient Greek literature, a parodia was a narrative poem imitating the style and prosody of epics.
Reputation section, paragraph 1
For example, Don Quixote, which mocks the traditional knight errant tales, is much better known than the novel that inspired it.
Lead section, paragraph 1
A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satirical or ironic imitation.
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