Metatextuality

Metatextuality

Metatextuality

Form of intertextual discourse

See also: Metafiction
Not to be confused with Paratext or Hypertext.

Metatextuality is a form of intertextual discourse in which a text makes critical commentary on itself or on another text. This concept is related to Gérard Genette's concept of transtextuality in which a text changes or expands on the content of another text.

References

  • Chandler, Daniel. "Intertextuality". Semiotics for Beginners. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

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