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Parody as a Sign of Generic Consciousness: Battle Descriptions in the Pseudo-Homeric Batrachomyomachia

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Within the field of literary battle descriptions, parodistic battle descriptions form a distinct sub-group. Traditionally, parody was described as a genre characterised by incongruity between form and content, thus undermining the seriousness of its hypotext. This view was first challenged by Russian formalism. In several essays, most notably in his treatment of Tristram Shandy, Viktor Shklovsky has argued that “it is the consciousness of form through its violation” that lies at the heart of parody.

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Bauer, M.M. (2020). Parody as a Sign of Generic Consciousness: Battle Descriptions in the Pseudo-Homeric Batrachomyomachia. In: Luggin, J., Fink, S. (eds) Battle Descriptions as Literary Texts. Universal- und kulturhistorische Studien. Studies in Universal and Cultural History. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-27859-5_8

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