Intertextuality in Literary Theory

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Who is credited with originating the concept of intertextuality in contemporary literary and cultural theory?

  • Ferdinand de Saussure (correct)
  • Kristeva
  • Michel Foucault
  • Roland Barthes

What is the main idea behind Kristeva's proposal on reading texts?

  • Focusing solely on the reader's interpretation
  • Assigning meaning solely to the author's intent
  • Analyzing the historical context of the text
  • Generating meanings through collating other readings and materials (correct)

What does the term 'intertext' literally mean?

  • Among texts
  • Beyond texts
  • Between texts
  • In the midst of texts (correct)

What is the term for a humorous or mocking imitation of something, using the same form as the original?

<p>Parody (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is pastiche, in the context of intertextuality?

<p>A text developed in the style of another (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a writer or speaker explicitly or implicitly referencing an idea or passage from another text?

<p>Allusion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of text development that involves imitation and creation?

<p>Intertextuality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a work that is re-created or re-told in a new form?

<p>Adaptation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for taking a previous work and re-presenting it in a new context?

<p>Appropriation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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