Intertextuality

Intertextuality

1. What is?

   • The influence of one text on another.
   • A text is the starting point for the writing of another.
   • Eg.: The Divine Comedy (book) - Hell (film)
     • Elite Garden (advertisement) - Elite Squad (film)
       • Song of Exile (Gonçalves Dias) - Brazilian National Anthem

2. Parody

   • Uses the previous text to conduct a criticism, through irony or humor.
   • Eg.: Murilo Mendes' poem - parody of the Song of Exile (humor)

3. Reference

   • Direct transcription marked by the presence of quotation marks and author's name.

4. Crossover

   • Mix of characters in different fictional universes.
     • Eg.: Superheros' movies (Avengers)

5. Epigraphs

   • Fragments, titles or quotes from another work as a form of homage.
     • Eg.: Romantic poets (Gonçalves Dias) quote European romantics.