ENGL 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Superhero Movie, Intertextuality, Timmy Thomas
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Intertextuality: broadly defined as the relationship between two literary works, in terms of ideas presented and message conveyed, present similar ideas. Is present in almost all literary works: usually communicated via a variety of literary devices such as allusion, quotation, parody, or critique. Synthesis: defined as a written discussion or claim that draws from a variety of sources. Involves selecting claims that fit in with or bolster the argument trying to be made: closely tied with intertextuality, utilizes a combination of application and creation. Examples of intertextuality: common everyday allusions, he was lying so obviously, you could almost see his nose growing. Peter pan had the right idea: parodies: superhero movie and scary movie vs. actual movies of the genre, aging wizard mentoring main character: dumbledore vs. gandalf. Samples of synthesis: phd research papers and scholarly journals, politics. Examples of intertextuality: music sampling, drake"s "hotline bling" sampled timmy thomas" "why can"t we live together?"
