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INTERTEXTUALITY IN WILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM’S SHORT STORY “A FRIEND IN NEED”
INTERTEXTUALITY IN WILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM’S SHORT STORY “A FRIEND IN NEED”

Author(s): Viorica Condrat
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Drama
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: intertextuality; text; interconnectedness; meaning; influence;

Summary/Abstract: Intertextuality is the generally accepted term denoting the interconnectedness and interrelatedness of texts. The new text is thus viewed as part of the vast network of texts influencing one another. The present article aims at revealing how contextual meanings influence the process of text interpretation.

  • Issue Year: 2/2010
  • Issue No: II
  • Page Range: 97-103
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English
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