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pastiche
pas·tiche / paˈstēsh; pä-/ • n. an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period: the operetta is a pastiche of 18th century styles | the songs amount to much more than blatant pastiche. ∎ an artistic work consisting of a medley of pieces taken from various sources. ∎ a confused mixture or jumble: his speech is a pastiche of false starts and unfinished sentences. • v. [tr.] imitate the style of (an artist or work): Gauguin took himself to a Pacific island and pastiched the primitive art he found there. |
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"pastiche." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pastiche." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pastiche.html "pastiche." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pastiche.html |
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pastiche, a literary composition made up from various authors or sources, or in imitation of the style of another author; or a picture made up of fragments pieced together or copied with modification from an original, or in professed imitation of the style of another artist: the imitative intention is now the most usual meaning.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "pastiche." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "pastiche." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-pastiche.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "pastiche." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-pastiche.html |
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pastiche.
1. Work produced in deliberate imitation of another or others, hence an eclectic composition incorporating allusions to earlier styles, often handled with considerable originality. 2. Transfer to another medium of a design, such as a book-cover as a pasticcio of a mosaic. In neither (1) nor (2) is the word pejorative. |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "pastiche." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "pastiche." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-pastiche.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "pastiche." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-pastiche.html |
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pastiche (Fr.). Imitation. Not the same as pasticcio, being a work deliberately written in the style of another period or manner, e.g. Prokofiev's Classical Symphony and Stravinsky's Pulcinella. Although pastiche has a meaning as ‘medley’, it is invariably applied musically in the sense outlined above.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "pastiche." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "pastiche." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-pastiche.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "pastiche." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-pastiche.html |
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pastiche (or pasticcio). A work of art that imitates the style of another work, artist, or period; more specifically, in the visual arts, a picture or other work that (often with fraudulent intent) imitates the style of a particular artist by borrowing and rearranging motifs from his authentic works.
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IAN CHILVERS. "pastiche." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "pastiche." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-pastiche.html IAN CHILVERS. "pastiche." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-pastiche.html |
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pastiche
pastiche (or pasticcio). A work of art that imitates the style of another work, artist, or period; more specifically, in the visual arts, a picture or other work that (often with fraudulent intent) imitates the style of a particular artist by borrowing and rearranging motifs from his authentic works.
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IAN CHILVERS. "pastiche." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "pastiche." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-pastiche.html IAN CHILVERS. "pastiche." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-pastiche.html |
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pastiche , work of art that combines themes and styles from various sources in such a way as to appear obviously derivative. Pastiches are frequently passed off as works by the artists from whom the motifs and figures were taken. |
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"pastiche." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pastiche." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-pastiche.html "pastiche." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-pastiche.html |
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pastiche •babiche, Dalglish, fiche, Laois, leash, niche, nouveau riche, pastiche, quiche, Rajneesh, schottische
•microfiche • corniche • hashish
•baksheesh
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"pastiche." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pastiche." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pastiche.html "pastiche." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pastiche.html |
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