pastiche

[pa-steesh, pah-]

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noun

a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc., taken from different sources; hodgepodge.

Origin of pastiche

1700–10; < French < Italian pasticcio pasticcio

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Related Words for pastiche

hodgepodge, compilation, reproduction, collage, patchwork, collection, imitation, assortment, copy, potpourri, synthesis, paste-up, mishmosh, reappropriation

Examples from the Web for pastiche

Contemporary Examples of pastiche

He tentatively suggested that the text is a pastiche compiled by a modern forger with an elementary grasp of Coptic.
The ‘Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ is Still as Big a Mystery as Ever
Candida Moss
April 13, 2014
Instead, we have irony, allusion, meta commentary, fragmentation, parody, and pastiche.
Not Much New in Douglas Rushkoff’s Reading of the Future
Jacob Silverman
March 26, 2013
I do not seek out the redundant, the pastiche, or the formulaic.
Leave John Banville Alone! Why Chandler’s Marlowe Should Live On
Ace Atkins
September 6, 2012
Her self-produced videos as Grant—a pastiche of nostalgic Americana imagery—were remarkably similar to that of “Video Games.”
Lana Del Rey’s Hipster Problem: Plastic Surgery, ‘SNL,’ and Her Past as Lizzy Grant
Tricia Romano
January 31, 2012
And what brought her to the top of this zeitgeist pyramid were her unrivaled skills in the post-modern art of pastiche.
Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Plagiarism Sin
Richard Rushfield
February 19, 2011

Historical Examples of pastiche

It is an interesting study to divide the pastiche from the real.
My Actor-Husband
Anonymous
If it bear the distinct marks of being a Neo-platonic pastiche, we may reject it without hesitation.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1
Andrew Lang
Epstein is in every respect superior to the Serbian sculptor, in whose work there can be no question of anything but pastiche.
Pot-Boilers
Clive Bell
I believe that no more perfect example of pastiche exists in the language.
Flemish Legends
Charles de Coster
This poem is written as a folk-story, in the style of the Byliny, and it in no way resembles a pastiche.
An Outline of Russian Literature
Maurice Baring

British Dictionary definitions for pastiche

pastiche

pasticcio (pæˈstɪtʃəʊ)

noun

a work of art that mixes styles, materials, etc
a work of art that imitates the style of another artist or period

Word Origin for pastiche

C19: French pastiche, Italian pasticcio, literally: piecrust (hence, something blended), from Late Latin pasta paste 1

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Word Origin and History for pastiche

"a medley made up of fragments from different works," 1878, from French pastiche (18c.), from Italian pasticcio "medley, pastry cake," from Vulgar Latin *pasticium "composed of paste," from Late Latin pasta "paste, pastry cake" (see pasta). Borrowed earlier (1752) in the Italian form.