noun
pastiche
Pastiche (noun) means a piece of art, writing, music or building design that copies the style of an earlier artist, usually as a tribute rather than a criticism.
noun
1
A piece of art, writing, music or building design that copies the style of an earlier artist, usually as a tribute rather than a criticism.
"He argued that the failure of the future was constitutive of a postmodern cultural scene which, as he correctly prophesied, would become dominated by pastiche and revivalism."
— Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism (2009)
2
A piece of music made up of bits taken from other pieces.
3
A mixed-up jumble of things that do not really fit together.
"The house failed to attract a buyer because the decor was a pastiche of Bohemian and Scandinavian styles."
"This supposed research paper is a pastiche of passages from unrelated sources."
4
A postmodern technique in playwriting that blends different styles, genres and plots into a new form.
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Etymology
Came into English via French pastiche, which traces back to Italian pasticcio, meaning "pie, something blended". That in turn came from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, from Late Latin pasta, meaning "dough, pastry cake, paste", from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá), meaning "barley porridge", from παστός (pastós), meaning "sprinkled with salt". A doublet of pasticcio.
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What is the meaning of pastiche?
"pastiche" (noun) means a piece of art, writing, music or building design that copies the style of an earlier artist, usually as a tribute rather than a criticism.
What is another word for pastiche?
Other words for "pastiche" include potpourri, medley.
What are the different meanings of pastiche?
"pastiche" has 3 main meanings: 1. A piece of art, writing, music or building design that copies the style of an earlier artist, usually as a tribute rather than a criticism; 2. A piece of music made up of bits taken from other pieces; 3. A mixed-up jumble of things that do not really fit together.
