Ever since the term first arose, in Greek antiquity (Greek: parōdίa, “parallel/side song”; French parodie; German Parodie), its meaning in the various European literatures has diverged, both in regard to the particular relationship of the parody to the original (affirmative, playful, critical) and in comparison with related writing strategies (travesty; burlesque; mock-epic; pastiche; Kontrafaktur [contrafaction], etc.). Until the early modern period, the word tended to be used…