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The Shadow of the Precursor
Diana Glenn
(editor),
Ben Kooyman
(editor),
Md Rezaul Haque
(editor),
Nena Bierbaum
(editor),
Newcastle upon Tyne
:
Cambridge Scholars Press
,
2012
Z1872028
2012
anthology
criticism
'A shadow, in its most literal sense, is the projection of a silhouette against a surface and the obstruction of direct light from hitting that surface. For writers and artists, the shadows cast by their precursors can be either a welcome influence, one consciously evoked in textual production via homage or bricolage, or can manifest as an intrusive, haunting, prohibitive presence, one which threatens to engulf the successor. Many writers and artists are affected by an anxious and ambiguous relationship with their precursors, while others are energised by this relationship. The role that intertextuality plays in creative production invites interrogation, and this publication explores a range of conscious and unconscious influences informing relations between texts and contexts, between predecessors and successors.
The chapters revolve around intertextual influence, ranging from conscious imitation and intentional allusion to Julia Kristeva's idea of intertextuality. Do all texts contain references to and even quotations from other texts? Do such references help shape how we read? This multidisciplinary work includes chapters on the long shadows cast by Shakespeare, Dante, Scott, Virgil and Ovid, the shadows of colonial precursors on postcolonial successors, the shadows cast over Kipling and Murdoch, and chapters on other writers, dramatists and filmmakers and their relationships with precursor figures. With its focus on intertextual relationships, this book contributes to the thriving fields of adaptation studies and studies of intertextuality' (Publisher website).
Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Press , 2012 pg. 220-235
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y
The Shadow of the Precursor
Diana Glenn
(editor),
Ben Kooyman
(editor),
Md Rezaul Haque
(editor),
Nena Bierbaum
(editor),
Newcastle upon Tyne
:
Cambridge Scholars Press
,
2012
Z1872028
2012
anthology
criticism
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