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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French homage, omage, from home man, vassal, from [[Latin]] homin-, homo [[human being]]; akin to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] guma human being, Latin humus [[earth]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a : a [[feudal]] [[ceremony]] by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
:b : the [[relationship]] between a feudal lord and his vassal
:c : an [[act]] done or payment made in meeting the [[obligations]] of vassalage
*2a : [[expression]] of high regard : [[respect]] —often used with pay
:b : something that shows respect or attests to the [[worth]] or [[influence]] of another : [[tribute]] <his long life filled with international homages to his [[unique]] musical [[talent]] — People>
==Description==
Homage or hommage is a show of [[respect]] to someone or something.
It was originally a [[declaration]] of fealty in the [[feudal]] system - swearing that one was the man (French: homme) of the feaudal lord.[1] The [[concept]] then became used figuratively for an acknowledgement of [[quality]] or superiority. For example, a man might pay homage to a lady, so honouring her [[beauty]] and other [[graces]]. In German scholarship, followers of a great scholar developed the [[custom]] of honouring their [[mentor]] by producing papers for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festschrift festschrift] dedicated to him.[2]
The [[concept]] now often appears in [[the arts]] where one [[author]] shows respect to a [[topic]] by calling it an homage, such as Homage to Catalonia. Alternatively, [[creative]] artists may show respect to a [[veteran]] of the field or to an admired practitioner by alluding to their [[work]].[3] In [[rock music]] this can take the form of a [[tribute]] album or of a sample.[4] As of 2010 the digital [[techniques]] used to generate many forms of [[media]] make it easy to borrow from other works and this remediation may be used to pay homage to them.[5]
==Feudal homage==
In a [[simple]] form, swearing homage or fealty exclusively to a single acknowledged superior could strengthen [[society]] on clear-cut [[hierarchical]] lines. But Bloch notes the [[effects]] of "doing homage to several lords, the true scourge of vassalage" as it developed in the 11th and 12th centuries in Europe.[6]
==See also==
*'''''[[Tribute]]'''''
==References==
# "Homage", Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, 2
# Robin M. Derricourt, An author's guide to scholarly publishing
# Umberto Eco, The limits of interpretation
# John Shepherd, "Rock Homage", Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
# Richard Grusin, Routledge encyclopedia of narrative theory
# Bloch, Marc (1989). Feudal society. Feudal society: The growth of ties of dependence. 1 (2 ed.). Routledge. p. 217. ISBN 9780415039161. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French homage, omage, from home man, vassal, from [[Latin]] homin-, homo [[human being]]; akin to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] guma human being, Latin humus [[earth]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a : a [[feudal]] [[ceremony]] by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
:b : the [[relationship]] between a feudal lord and his vassal
:c : an [[act]] done or payment made in meeting the [[obligations]] of vassalage
*2a : [[expression]] of high regard : [[respect]] —often used with pay
:b : something that shows respect or attests to the [[worth]] or [[influence]] of another : [[tribute]] <his long life filled with international homages to his [[unique]] musical [[talent]] — People>
==Description==
Homage or hommage is a show of [[respect]] to someone or something.
It was originally a [[declaration]] of fealty in the [[feudal]] system - swearing that one was the man (French: homme) of the feaudal lord.[1] The [[concept]] then became used figuratively for an acknowledgement of [[quality]] or superiority. For example, a man might pay homage to a lady, so honouring her [[beauty]] and other [[graces]]. In German scholarship, followers of a great scholar developed the [[custom]] of honouring their [[mentor]] by producing papers for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festschrift festschrift] dedicated to him.[2]
The [[concept]] now often appears in [[the arts]] where one [[author]] shows respect to a [[topic]] by calling it an homage, such as Homage to Catalonia. Alternatively, [[creative]] artists may show respect to a [[veteran]] of the field or to an admired practitioner by alluding to their [[work]].[3] In [[rock music]] this can take the form of a [[tribute]] album or of a sample.[4] As of 2010 the digital [[techniques]] used to generate many forms of [[media]] make it easy to borrow from other works and this remediation may be used to pay homage to them.[5]
==Feudal homage==
In a [[simple]] form, swearing homage or fealty exclusively to a single acknowledged superior could strengthen [[society]] on clear-cut [[hierarchical]] lines. But Bloch notes the [[effects]] of "doing homage to several lords, the true scourge of vassalage" as it developed in the 11th and 12th centuries in Europe.[6]
==See also==
*'''''[[Tribute]]'''''
==References==
# "Homage", Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, 2
# Robin M. Derricourt, An author's guide to scholarly publishing
# Umberto Eco, The limits of interpretation
# John Shepherd, "Rock Homage", Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World
# Richard Grusin, Routledge encyclopedia of narrative theory
# Bloch, Marc (1989). Feudal society. Feudal society: The growth of ties of dependence. 1 (2 ed.). Routledge. p. 217. ISBN 9780415039161. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
[[Category: General Reference]]