Oxford Book of Parodies

Author/Contributor(s):	Gross, John
Publisher:	Oxford University Press (UK)
Date:	09/10/2010
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

An unparalleled introduction to the parodist's art, The Oxford Book of Parodies includes parodies from Chaucer to the present day, ranging from imitations and spoofs to lampoons and pastiches, comical, scornful, witty, and subtle. It also takes in advertisements, legal rituals, political warfare and a scientific hoax.