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Homage

For medieval usage see homage (medieval)
Homage (medieval)

Homage in the Middle Ages was the ceremony in which a feudalism tenant or vassal pledged reverence and submission to his feudal lord, receiving in exchange the symbolic title to his new position ....
and commendation ceremony
Commendation ceremony

A commendation ceremony is a formal ceremony that evolved during the Early Medieval period to create a bond between a lord and his fighting man, called his vassal ....
, or Homage (disambiguation)
Homage (disambiguation)

Homage may mean*Homage, a show of respect.*Homage , the medieval ceremony.*Commendation ceremony, medieval homage ceremony*"Homage ", a song by Hollenthon from their 1999 album Domus Mundi...

Homage is generally used in modern English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
to mean any public show of respect

Respect

Respect is esteem for, or a sense of the worth or excellence of, a person, a personal quality, ability, or a manifestation of a personal quality or ability....
to someone to whom one feels indebted. In this sense, a reference within a creative work to someone who greatly influenced the artist

Artist

The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art....
would be an homage. It is typically used to denote a reference in a work of art or literature to another, at least somewhat widely known, work.

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Homage is generally used in modern English

English language

Respect

Artist

Literature

Literature is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word means "acquaintance with letters" . In Western culture the most basic written literary types include fiction and non-fiction....
and film

Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
, an homage is similar to an allusion

Allusion

An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, mythology, or work of art, either directly or by implication....
, except that whereas an allusion merely refers to another work, a homage typically repeats a recognizable scene or stylistic element from the other work. Homage is also similar to parody

Parody

A parody , in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, or author, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation....
, except that parodies typically exaggerate characteristics of previous works for comedic effect.

Homage may occasionally be perceived negatively by critics as a technique often associated with amateur creators. They may be regarded as fannish

Fandom

Fandom is a term used to refer to a subculture composed of Fan characterized by a feeling of sympathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest....
or as an excuse for lack of originality.

Homage

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