intertextuality
The idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it…The idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it explicit or implicit.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it explicit or implicit.
When one studies the intertextuality of "Hamlet", one realises that William Shakespeare must have read thousands of books.
Intertextualität
(countable, uncountable)The reference to another separate and distinct text within a text.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from French intertextualité.Borrowed from French intertextualité.
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Forms
plural: intertextualities| Singular | intertextuality |
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.