14 Questions
What does intertextuality show about the relationship between culture and authors?
Authors can be influenced by the culture they belong to, and in turn, influence that culture.
What can exert a strong influence on each other through intertextuality?
Music and philosophy
How can authors from different cultures and historical periods influence each other?
Authors from different cultures and historical periods can influence each other through intertextuality.
How does intertextuality allow for the expression of similar cultural ideologies?
It allows for the expression of similar cultural ideologies in very different ways through different cultural practices.
What impact did World War I have on art, music, literature, and philosophy?
Significant impact leading to chaos, unpredictability, and questioning of rules
How did post-war novels reflect the aftermath of World War I?
They were more abstract and chaotic, reflecting the instability and uncertainty felt after the war.
What is the term for intertextuality that relies on the reading or understanding of a prior hypertext before full comprehension of the hypertext can be achieved?
Obligatory intertextuality
Which type of intertextuality is characterized by the writer deliberately invoking a comparison or association between two (or more) texts?
Obligatory intertextuality
What is the term for intertextuality that has a less vital impact on the significance of the hypertext and is possible, but not essential, an intertextual relationship?
Optional intertextuality
When readers often connect a text with another text, cultural practice, or personal experience without there being any tangible anchor point within the original text, what type of intertextuality is it?
Accidental intertextuality
Which type of intertextuality has the intent of the writer to pay homage to the 'original' writers or to reward those who have read the hypertext, but the reading of this hypertext is not necessary to the understanding of the hypertext?
Optional intertextuality
In which type of intertextuality does the writer have no intention of making an intertextual reference and it is completely upon the reader’s own prior knowledge that these connections are made?
Accidental intertextuality
Which type of intertextuality relies on the writer deliberately invoking a comparison or association between two (or more) texts?
Deliberate intertextuality
What type of intertextuality means it is possible to find a connection to multiple texts of a single phrase, or no connection at all?
Optional intertextuality
Study Notes
Intertextuality and Culture
- Intertextuality shows that culture and authors influence each other, demonstrating a connection between cultural and authorial contexts.
- Through intertextuality, authors from different cultures and historical periods can influence each other, even if they have not directly interacted.
Influence of World War I on Art and Literature
- World War I had a significant impact on art, music, literature, and philosophy, shaping the cultural and intellectual landscape of the time.
- Post-war novels reflected the aftermath of World War I, often expressing the trauma, disillusionment, and social change that resulted from the war.
Types of Intertextuality
- Hypertextuality: a type of intertextuality that relies on the reading or understanding of a prior hypertext before full comprehension of the hypertext can be achieved.
- Overt intertextuality: characterized by the writer deliberately invoking a comparison or association between two (or more) texts.
- Covert intertextuality: has a less vital impact on the significance of the hypertext and is possible, but not essential, an intertextual relationship.
- Semantic intertextuality: occurs when readers connect a text with another text, cultural practice, or personal experience without there being any tangible anchor point within the original text.
- Homage intertextuality: the writer intends to pay homage to the 'original' writers or to reward those who have read the hypertext, but the reading of this hypertext is not necessary to the understanding of the hypertext.
- Accidental intertextuality: the writer has no intention of making an intertextual reference, and it is completely upon the reader's own prior knowledge that these connections are made.
- Polysemous intertextuality: means it is possible to find a connection to multiple texts of a single phrase, or no connection at all.
This quiz explores the concept of intertextuality, revealing how culture can shape authors and their works. It delves into the interconnected nature of different forms of art, literature, and scholarship, showcasing how they influence one another.
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