Intertextuality refers to the relationship between texts, where one text references, quotes, or is influenced by another text. It highlights the interconnectedness of literature and how texts are in conversation with one another. Intertextuality can be used to create layers of meaning, add depth to a work, or pay homage to other texts.
Intertextuality is what teaches people how to write. Every person needs to know how to do this.
The root word for intertextuality is "text," which refers to written or spoken words. "Inter-" is a prefix that means "between" or "among," so intertextuality involves the relationship between different texts.
An example of intertextuality would be the retelling of Romeo and Juliet with the more recent (more urban) West Side Story.
Intertextuality is used to shape texts through other texts. Allusion, translation, plagiarism, calque, quotation, and parody are all intertextual figures.
Intertextuality
Udo J. Hebel has written: 'Pictorial cultures and political iconographies' -- subject(s): Art and society, Political aspects, Art 'Intertextuality, allusion, and quotation' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Intertextuality, Quotations, Allusions
Helmuth Mojem has written: 'Der zitierte Held' -- subject(s): Intertextuality
Melvin Zimmerman has written: 'Baudelaire & co' -- subject(s): Intertextuality, Criticism and interpretation
Fernando Cioni has written: 'Textual liaisons' -- subject(s): Intertextuality, Criticism and interpretation
Christoph M. Pleiner has written: '\\' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation, Intertextuality, Sex in literature
Oksana Kuryliw has written: 'Memories of The giver' -- subject(s): Intertextuality, Literacy, Study and teaching (Elementary)
Gregory Machacek has written: 'Milton and Homer' -- subject(s): Greek influences, Sources, Intertextuality, Influence, English poetry