Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-135) and index.
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"In this study of a flexible and multifaceted mode of expression, Linda Hutcheon looks at works of modern literature, visual art, music, film, theater, and architecture to arrive at a comprehensive assessment of what parody is and what it does." "Hutcheon identifies parody as a major form of modern self-reflexivity, one that marks the intersection of invention and critique and offers an important mode for coming to terms with the texts and discourses of the past. Looking at works as diverse as Tom Stoppard's Roseukrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Brian de Palma's Dressed to Kill, Woody Allen's Zelig, Karlheinz Stockhausen's Hymmen, James Joyce's Ulysses, and Magritte's This is Not a Pipe, Hutcheon discusses the range of intent in modern parody while distinguishing it from pastiche, burlesque, travesty, and satire."--Jacket.