English-Finnish translations for intertextuality

Definition of intertextuality

• The idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it explicit or implicit
• The reference to another separate and distinct text within a text

Examples

• When one studies the intertextuality of "Hamlet", one realises that William Shakespeare must have read thousands of books
• When one studies the intertextuality of "Hamlet", one realises that William Shakespeare must have read thousands of books

Related words

• intertext
• intertextually
• intertextual