The Concept Of Intertextuality

In the article “Intertextuality and the Discourse Community” James Porter points out to the audience that there is no original piece or writing. Porter’s article addresses the concept of plagiarizing. He does not oppose that plagiarizing is wrong, rather he claims that it is inevitable. Porter argues that in all pieces of writing are intertexual. Intertexuality is the idea that all writings have traces and ideas from other past text. Intertextuality is important to completely understand a piece of writing.

After Julia and her family got used to living in New York, getting accustomed to the type of buildings and their new environment in general became easier but being able to be seen through two different personas was much harder. Julia expressed this constant dilemma in knowing how to represent both her Dominican and now American side without losing “Julia”. The poem “Bilingual Sestina”, represents this challenge and how Julia found herself adopting english into her life with the chance of losing touch with spanish. That is what this poem deals with, the loss of a special feeling through the gradual loss of a language, “even spanish failed us back then when we saw how frail a word is when faced with the thing it names”(Julia Alvarez's "Bilingual

According to Doug Downs and Elizabeth Wardle, the authors of Writing about Writing: A College Reader, intertextuality is “the idea that all texts contain ‘traces’ of other texts and that there can be no text that does not draw on some ideas from some other texts” (395). When breaking down this definition, it is understandable why certain scholars of writing have concluded originality and individuality no longer exist. If all writers do is draw on the ideas of other writers, this would call the concept of originality into question. Furthermore, James E. Porter, the author of the essay “Intertextuality and the Discourse Community,” describes how intertextual examination reveals “the bits and pieces of Text which writers or speakers borrow or sew together to create new discourse” (397). In this way, Porter broadly paints intertextuality as smaller, individual texts belonging to larger, collective texts wherein all modes of authorship depend on the borrowing of texts from other sources. From this, one may naturally reach the conclusion that intertextuality forbids originality and individuality, considering that writers and speakers are simply literary tailors altering and sewing together bits of other texts. While it is true all texts contain allusions to other texts, the assumption that this puts limits on the individuality and originality of writers is fallacious because there is not a single being in the universe that has the exact same perspective as

Through using powerful words in, “Othello”, the human behaviour of the characters is either positively or negatively influenced, and their characteristics and destinies are created. In the following essay “the power of words” in “Othello” will be discussed. Firstly, an introduction paragraph will be given about the power of language devices. Secondly, the language device, “words as power”, will be discussed. Thirdly, the language device, “words as character”, will be elaborated upon. Lastly, the

Intertextuality is the ongoing interaction between poems or stories. Romeo and Juliet, and the Titanic are two examples

In chapter five, “When in Doubt, It’s from Shakespeare” talks about the reappearance of different well known figures in literature. Foster follows this by giving an idea that literature is made based on other literary stories. He states that one of the reasons why story borrowing occurs is because there is only one story and it’s the human experience. Book critics usually refer to the literary works and texts as ‘intertextually’. According to the author, intertextuality is sometimes used to challenge a reader. If the person reading the story can point out the similarities or repetitiveness in the text then the meaning will easily be revealed to them. In conclusion, being able to identify different meaning of literary text and analyze it gives

Intertextuality is the “ongoing interaction between poems or stories.” The “intertextual dialogue deepens and enriches the reading experience, bringing multiple layers of meaning to the text, some of which readers may not even consciously notice” (34). The book Siddhartha is related to the life of Buddha which is displayed through the plot through the characteristics of the characters, the doctrines, and specific objects that

Translators across the world will face problems through out their translation. One of these problems is allusion. An author referring to a person, or a place, or an event, in his\her book won't make a problem for readers from the same culture to figure it out, but it may cause a cross culture for readers from other culture.

For several years I failed to grasp the important aspects of literary and rhetorical devices. . However, since the beginning of my junior year my understanding of literary and rhetorical devices has improved substantially. Especially on the correspondence of identifying literary and rhetorical devices when reading. Also being able to incorporate these devices into my writing. Such as in my comparative analysis. I wrote about the irony in “Lamb to the slaughter” by Roald Dahl and “Desiree’s baby by kate chopin”.

Austin Community College (ACC) has many campuses located around Austin, Texas. Highland campus is one of the newest campus located at Highland Mall and was officially opened on 2014 fall semester. This campus is also one of ACC’s largest campuses, with capacity to serve 6000 students in its first phase. The Highland Campus is located near the north junction of Interstate 35 and Highway 290. The location provides convenient and unparalleled rail and bus access as well as ample parking for students, employees, and visitors. As a student of ACC Highland Campus, I have toured the whole campus more than a dozen times. There are only two floors but each floor has its uniqueness. The two floors are connected by stairs and elevators. One of the highlights

The author provides a study on translation of malapropism. Malapropism refers to the comic misuse of language. This technique is used in many works and a satisfactory effect is achieved. With this in mind many scholars become interested in this figure of speech. Translators’ task should be to reproduce or create an acceptable translation in TL which has a similar effect of ST. As a result, how to retain the rhetorical effect of the malapropism in the target text becomes a problem for the translator. In this respect the novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", and its two translations, by Daryabandari and Pirnazar have been chosen. The author selects some examples of malapropism from the novel and their translations. The strategies which

A writer's craft of the English language, is like a spiders web, beautiful and unique. It is necessary so the story can be woven in to create a masterpiece. The author can change the story entirely by changing the way the narrator speaks. In “The Cask of Amontillado”, “The Scarlet Ibis”, and “The Lady, or the Tiger”, each craft of language provides a vivid background for the story to unfold. The way each writer provides certain vocabulary, and way of speaking enhances the reader's experience by giving the reader a chance to guess the time period. Readers also guess the area the story is taking place by using their knowledge that different regions in countries have different slang. The way the narrator speaks and which vocabulary they use creates

Paul Auster uses the intertextuality throughout his story City of Glass to give it more depth and meaning. The story is littered with allusions from start to finish, but one of the most interesting ways in which Auster uses intertextuality is with regard to names. This allows the reader to find more meaning in the text by exploring how it relates to other texts which Auster alludes to. As Barthes said, "The text is a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centers of culture" (as cited in Montgomery et al.). In this paper, I will be discussing Auster's exceptional use of intertextuality in relation to names.

According to Iser, any literary text which is a product of the Writer’s intentional acts part-ly controls the response of a reader; however, this includes an abundance of gaps. In order to comprehend more clearly, the reader must take action in active participation in attempting to cre-atively fill these gaps with the given information of the test put before him; Thereby allowing the Reader and the text to undergo a transactional process.

In this essay I will discuss and comment on Mona Baker’s statement through Skopos theory, one of the most well-known translation theories, and its applications in deferent text types and genera. ( relationship between theory and practice) find out how the translator’s theoretical knowledge is needed in translation field.