ASPECTE ALE PASTIŞEI ŞI PARODIEI ÎN PRESA ROMÂNEASCĂ SATIRICĂ.

Satirical Romanian press use irony form with the purpose to transpose realities in acid writing and to reform the problems which exist in our society. This study presents one of the most known ways to express irony: intertextuality. Through a series of examples extracted from the satirical press we will try to observe the role that the parody and the pastiche - as important elements of the intertextuality - hold in the expression of irony, but also the impact that they have on the reader. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]