Sunday, October 27, 2024

BW44: I is for Intertextuality

 




Happy Sunday! I dove into a rabbit hole and became lost in internet land exploring books about and with intertextuality. What is it? Simply put: the relationship between texts, particularly literary text.  

According to literary terms:

"the fact that they are all intimately interconnected. This applies to all texts: novels, works of philosophy, newspaper articles, films, songs, paintings, etc. In order to understand intertextuality, it’s crucial to understand this broad definition of the word “text.”

Every text is affected by all the texts that came before it, since those texts influenced the author’s thinking and aesthetic choices. Remember: every text (again in the broadest sense) is intertextual."

Each story connects or alludes to the next one in some shape or form. Sounds like synchronicity, doesn't it. Yet, synchronicity finds meaningful coincidences without cause while Intertextuality texts borrow words and meaning from each other. 

Literary Hub's The Joys of Influence: In Praise of Intertextuality

Bibliovaults Books about Intertextuality  - a more scholarly view. 

The Book Lovers Sanctuary  - round up of book category intertextuality

Goodreads Intertextual classics (so many I've already read, and will probably reread at some point. Yes, our friend Haruki Murakami is listed.  Plus Goodreads Intertextuality books  - so many interesting stories I'd like to read. How about you? 

Try not to get lost in any rabbit holes. I dare you! :)





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