Kommentar |
Intertextuality is a theoretical concept, first termed this way by Julia Kristeva, that has at its heart the study of the relationships between texts—overt referencing, imitating structures, expanding on characters, and sometimes even plagiarism. We will engage with the history of the theoretical framework and theorists’ approaches to intertextuality. We will read texts by or about Gérard Genette, Roland Barthes, and others to set a foundation for discussions about intertextuality. Since it is easiest to engage with theory through practical examples, we will begin with Homer’s The Odyssey, one of the foundational texts of western civilization. We will then read Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad (2018) and Madeline Miller’s Circe (2019) as responses to and critiques of The Odyssey. |
Literatur |
Please acquire the following texts in the specified editions:
Homer. The Odyssey. Transl. by Emily Wilson. New York, NY: Norton, 2018. ISBN: 9780393356250
Margaret Atwood. The Penelopiad. Edinburgh: Canongate, 2018. ISBN: 9781786892485
Madeline Miller. Circe. London: Bloomsbury, 2019. ISBN: 9781526610140
All other texts will be made available on Moodle. |