Intertextuality

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ID23399288
AuthorsGordon Allen (0000-0002-0472-2399, University College Cork, corresponding author), Graham Allen
Year2011
Pages244
Publication date2011-05-27
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueIntertextuality (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203829455
OpenAlexW4235273038
Open LibraryOL24903454M
ISBN9780203829455
LanguageEN
Citations received101

Theories of intertextuality suggest that meaning in a text can only ever be understood in relation to other texts; no work stands alone but is interlinked with the tradition that came before it and the context in which it is produced. This idea of intertextuality is crucial to understanding literary studies today. Graham Allen deftly introduces the topic and relates its significance to key theories and movements in the study of literature. The second edition of this important guide to intertextuality: outlines the history and contemporary use of the term incorporates a wealth of illuminating examples from literature and culture includes a new, expanded conclusion on the future of intertextuality examines the politics and aesthetics of the term relates intertextuality to global cultures and new media. Looking at intertextuality in relation to structuralism, post-structuralism, deconstruction, postcolonialism, Marxism, feminism and psychoanalytic theory, this is a fascinating and useful guide for all students of literature and culture.

Intertextuality · Linguistics · Comparative and World Literature · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Biography & Autobiography · Intertextualität · Intertextualité · Literary

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