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Influence and intertextuality: a reappraisal

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Bassnett, Susan (2007) Influence and intertextuality: a reappraisal. Forum for Modern Language Studies, Vol.43 (No.2). pp. 134-146. doi:10.1093/fmls/cqm004

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Abstract

This essay considers shifts of approach in comparative literature, from early endeavours to trace direct influences of one author upon another to a more holistic model that sees the study of literature as the study of intertextual connections. Starting with Matthew Arnold's statement about the impossibility of comprehending any single literature adequately without taking into account other literatures, the essay considers three cases: the relationship between James Joyce and Italo Svevo is discussed as an example of the difficulties of proving direct influence; Seamus Heaney's use of Dante offers an example of the creative way in which a writer can incorporate the work of another writer into his own poetry, and finally the reception of Ezra Pound's Cathay shows how the context in which a work appears and the reaction of readers can radically alter the fortunes of a literary text. The role of translation is seen as crucially important as a force for innovation and change in a literature.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies
Journal or Publication Title: Forum for Modern Language Studies
Publisher: OUP
ISSN: 0015-8518
Official Date: April 2007
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April 2007Published
Volume: Vol.43
Number: No.2
Number of Pages: 13
Page Range: pp. 134-146
DOI: 10.1093/fmls/cqm004
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Title of Event: Conference on Bridging the Gap - Teaching Foreign Language Literary and Cultural Studies
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Univ St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland
Date(s) of Event: March, 2005

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