Intertextuality and literary reading : a cognitive poetic approach
The goal of this thesis is to propose a cognitive approach to intertextuality. Intertextuality has attracted the attention of a number of literary scholars interested in discussing the interrelations between literary texts without, however, focusing on how readers create these connections. On the other hand, despite its reader-oriented approach, cognitive poetics has largely neglected the concept. This project employs recent developments in the field of cognitive linguistics and cognitive psychology and proposes a multi-layered approach to intertextuality in the light of the principles of cognitive poetics. The main part of the thesis draws on the cognitive notion of frames defined as online processing domains. I propose that readers create intertextual links by combining their background knowledge with textual elements in intertextual frames. Three types of frames are identified: semantic, topical and stylistic. The term 'semantic frame' refers to the more impressionistic links that emerge from the identification of a single lexical item, while the term 'topical frame' refers to more complex constructions built by readers through the identification of multiple textual elements. The term 'stylistic frame'
Panagiotidou, Maria-Eireini
PN 80 Criticism
Intertextuality and literary reading : a cognitive poetic approach. The goal of this thesis is to propose a cognitive approach to intertextuality. Intertextuality has attracted the attention of a number of literary scholars interested in discussing the interrelations between literary texts without, however, focusing on how readers create these connections. On the other hand, despite its reader-oriented approach, cognitive poetics has largely neglected the concept. This project employs recent developments in the field of cognitive linguistics and cognitive psychology and proposes a multi-layered approach to intertextuality in the light of the principles of cognitive poetics. The main part of the thesis draws on the cognitive notion of frames defined as online processing domains. I propose that readers create intertextual links by combining their background knowledge with textual elements in intertextual frames. Three types of frames are identified: semantic, topical and stylistic. The term 'semantic frame' refers to the more impressionistic links that emerge from the identification of a single lexical item, while the term 'topical frame' refers to more complex constructions built by readers through the identification of multiple textual elements. The term 'stylistic frame'
intertextuality literary_reading cognitive poetic approach goal propose cognitive intertextuality intertextuality attract_attention number literary_scholar interested discuss interrelation literary_text without however focus reader create connection hand despite reader oriented cognitive poetics largely_neglected concept project employ recent_development field cognitive_linguistics cognitive_psychology propose multi_layered intertextuality light principle cognitive poetics main_part draw cognitive notion frame define online processing domain propose reader create intertextual link combine background_knowledge textual element intertextual frame three_type frames identify semantic topical stylistic term semantic frame refers impressionistic link emerge identification single lexical_item term topical frame refers complex construction build reader identification multiple textual element term stylistic frame