THE CATEGORY OF INTERTEXTUALITY: ALLUSION, QUOTATION, SYMBOL

Аннотация

The article discusses the categories of intertextuality: allusion and quotation as being the key mediators between texts. In resolving this issue, it provides a detailed description of the forms under each category and explains how each of them operates in the textual talk of literature and how they interact with one another. Also, the article stresses that symbolism takes up a very important role in works of literature is not only significant for deepening the themes, but also serves another purpose of being a tool of the critics in making the reader interested in the piece of literature and encouraging him/ her to think about the possible meanings of symbols. Through such elaboration of analysis, the discussion also shows that intertextual and symbolic elements build up on one another to enrich the reader’s perception. KEYWORDS Intertextuality, allusion, quotation, symbol.