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Parodies come in all shapes and sizes. There are broad parodies and subtle parodies, ingenious imitations and knockabout spoofs, scornful lampoons and affectionate pastiches. All these varieties, and many others, are represented in this stunning new anthology, which provides an unparalleled introduction to the parodist's art. The classics of the genre are all here, from Lewis Carroll to Max Beerbohm; but so are scores of lesser known but scarcely less gifted figures, and brilliant contemporaries such as Craig Brown and Wendy Cope. At every stage there are surprises. Chaucer celebrates Miss Joan Hunter Dunn, Proust visits Chelsea, Yeats re-writes 'Old King Cole', Harry Potter encounters Mick Jagger, a modernized Sermon on the Mount rubs shoulders with an obituary of Sherlock Holmes. The collection provides a hilarious running commentary on literary history, but it also looks beyond literature in the narrow sense to take in such things as advertisements, legal rituals, political warfare, and a scientific hoax.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The editor in his introduction suggests a spectrum comprising pastiche, parody and burlesque. There are examples of all three styles in this book. It contains a good selection of the best modern parodists - Beerbohm, Craig Brown, Wendy Cope, Malcolm Bradbury, Mark Crick and Alan Bennett. Inevitably, the reader will find some personal favourites missing. My choices would be Sebastian Faulks' Coleridge parody "In Shepherd's Bush did Mister Khan/ A new conservatory decree..." and Roge Woddis' rewrite of Mrs Hemans - "The garden gnomes of England/ How beautiful they stand..." However,I'm glad to see included the naughty version of Cole Porter's "You're the Top" and an extract from Osbert Lancaster's "Draynefleet Revealed".
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
John Gross's selection of the art of the parodist makes for a most enjoyable book. Gross provides enough background information to assist the average reader appreciate the less familiar items. A good parody is more than a joke. It can iluminate the workings of the writer's style; this may either increase or decrease our respect for the original. John Crace's wicked disembowellings of contemporary novelists are a case in point; he is particularly savage on Martin Amis. The original writers who are parodied range from Chaucer to J K Rowling; this book can save you the trouble of reading them and give you plenty of fun on the way.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is sheer delight, real chortle aloud stuff. Some of them were familiar, but the majority weren't, and many were a glorious revelation. And the annotations are excellent. Ideal for dipping into at bedtime.
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Considering the perils involved in even venturing into the minefield of parody - let alone if you are, as in this case,as distinguished a critic and writer as John Gross and your... Read more
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