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This third edition is updated to include a brand new chapter looking at intermediality, and how the study of intertextuality has changed over the last ten years. It offers a fascinating and useful approach to all aspects of literary studies, especially those dealing with adaptation,... Read Full Overview

Theories of intertextuality suggest that meaning in a text can only ever be understood in relation to other texts; no work stands alone but is interlinked with the tradition that came before it and the context in which it is produced. This idea of intertextuality is crucial... Read Full Overview

This successful introduction to intertextuality deftly introduces this crucial area and relates its significance to key theories and movements in the study of literature. The third edition is updated to include a brand new chapter, looking at intermediality, and how the study... Read Full Overview

No text has its meaning alone; all texts have their meaning in relation to other texts. Since Julia Kristeva coined the term in the 1960s, intertextuality has been a dominant idea within literary and cultural studies leaving none of the traditional ideas about reading or writing... Read Full Overview