Publisher's Synopsis
Since Julia Kristeva coined the term in 1966, intertextuality has become one of the major fields of textual enquiry throughout the world. Offering both a series of contemporary attitudes towards the subject and a number of radical proposals for future research, this volume contains essays by American, British and Australian scholars, including Ross Chambers, John Frow and Michael Riffaterre.;The introduction suggests that this new form of criticism should be seen in a cultural tradition dating back to Ancient Greece. Approaching the subject from perspectives as diverse as Marxism, psychoanalysis, sexual politics and the cinema, the book confirms intertextuality as a useful way of analyzing and responding to texts. Each essay examines one aspect of contemporary practice and proposes new ways forward for students and teachers.
