Parody
The characteristics of the original work are imitated. This usually produces strange effects. Parody need not be pejorative, for it confirms the original meaning. In most cases, it can even pay homage to the imitated object. The imitated object does not necessarily need a specific original. If a type can be easily identified, it can be imitated as a whole. Since it is known that the original work is indispensable for comic effects, parody can be understood as a form of intertextual writing in literary theory. The content was modified in comic form, as well as imitations.
Satire and parody usually amount to the generic term parody. Both pastiche and parody thrive because of their closeness to the original text, with imitation emphasizing similarities while imitation emphasizes differences. Homer’s work is considered one of the earliest pastiches in Western literature, but actually dates from the 1st century B.C. “Batrachomyomachy” (Frog War) was written in the 3rd century B.C. and imitates the Iliad war scenes in a parody.Pastiche can be considered not only a genre, but also a mode of writing. Therefore, it can occur in other genres as well. Especially for satire, parody is often used, and it is difficult to clearly distinguish parody from satire. Both genre and spelling use satire as a stylistic device with different effects. Unlike parody, satire refers to elements outside the text, which are always judgmental: It must contain criticism, and parody can only be based on comedy. However, the purpose of many works of parody is also to criticize the shortcomings of the parodied original works or to ridicule them through debate. Vladimir Nabokov (Vladimir Nabokov) concluded that irony is a lesson and imitation is a game.
