CREATIVE WRITING QUARTER 2 L3 INTERTEXTUALITY.pptx

One of the lessons in Creative Writing

1. INTERTEXTUALITY

2. INTERTEXTUALITY - It refers to the shaping of a text’s meaning by another text. - It is when a text implicitly or explicitly refers to another text, by using distinctive common or recognizable elements of the referenced text. Inter is a prefix which means “between”, “among”, “in the midst of”, “mutually”, “reciprocally”, “together”, “during”. Textuality refers to all the attributes that distinguish the communicative content under analysis as an object of study.

3. Implicit reference refers to when the composer alludes to another text through ideas, symbols, genre or style Explicit reference refers to when the composer directly mentions quotes or references another text in their work Inferred reference refers to the texts drawn on by the actual responder and will likely include texts that had not even existed when the text was composed

4. TYPES OF INTERTEXTUALITIES 1. Obligatory It is when the writer deliberately invokes a comparison or association between two or more texts. It is without the pre-understanding or success to ‘grasp the link’, the readers’ understanding of the text is regarded as inadequate. 2. Optional - In here, the intent of the writer when using optional intertextuality, is to pay homage to the original writers, or to reward those who have read the hypertext. 3. Accidental - It is when the readers often connect a text with another text, cultural practice, or a personal experience, without there being any tangible anchor point within the original text. It is when the writer has no intention of making an intertextual reference and it is completely upon the readers’ own prior knowledge that those connections are made (Wohrle, 2012).

5. INTERTEXTUAL FIGURES Allusion - It is a subtle or indirect reference to another text, historical period or religious belief. 2. Parody - It is an imitation of another text for satirical purpose; usually mock. Very similar in form to the pastiche, it re-appropriates the work of others, but for the purpose of poking fun rather than praising. 3. Quotation - It refers to the direct reference to another text within acknowledgement of its composer. \ 4. Appropriation - It refers to the reworking or re-imagination of a well-known text to change or extend its meaning

6. INTERTEXTUAL FIGURES 5. Plagiarism - It is also the act of using someone else’s ideas, words, or thoughts as your own without giving credit to other person. 6. Calque - Basically, refers to when a word is borrowed from a foreign language. It can be the word-for-word translation of a phrase borrowed from another language. 7. Pastiche - It is related to the Italian word for ’paste’, this is a collage of words, phrases or entire passages from one or more other authors that creates a new literary work. It usually incorporates elements of plot, theme, style and even character development.

7. TIPS IN USING INTERTEXTUALITY 1. Venture outside the genre - Lines of dialogues can be used as titles or inspiration of your work, storylines can be placed in a different time or setting to create a new plot, even text from essays or other parodies can be used within your own writing to make it intertextual. 2. Embrace it Every text has been influenced by other nationalities countless ones that come before. This means that, with that in mind, it is fine to accept that everything has already been written and make something of your own. It can be deliberated or latent but is completely unavoidable. 3. Do not plagiarize You don’t need quotation marks but using someone’s work as a basis for your own does not mean copying their writing or taking credit for their original writing. Remember, intertextuality is about referencing, allusions, satire, and borrowing not taking whole texts and changing the character names.