Who wrote "Oxford Book of Parodies?"
John Gross
What Is his profession?
he is a writer
He said parody flourishes somewhere between what and what?
pastiche and burlesque
What's another word for a parody?
a spoof
What else?
a send-up
Does a parody make fun of someone or something?
it can
By what means?
imitation
Who is Linda Hutcheon?
a literary theorist
Who wrote "Encyclopedie"
Denis Diderot
Does he think a good parody is funny, even to scholars?
Yes
What does he call burlesque?
a miserable buffoonery
Who mocked melodramas?
Buster Keaton
What was basically wrong with those melodramas?
the formula grew tired
Who did Diderot think enjoyed burlesque?
the populace