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Panagiotidou, Maria-Eireini. (2012) Intertextuality and literary reading: a cognitive poetic approach. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

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Abstract

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' refers to links based on quotation identification or genre similarities. A variety of literary texts will be discussed in order to illustrate how these frames may be created.

The final part of the thesis is dedicated to the investigation of the relationship between intertextuality and the emotional engagement of readers with literary texts reflecting recent directions in cognitive poetics. This is accompanied with a mixed methods study designed to present empirical data on how readers construct intertextual links and on the effects these have on the reading experience. The overall aim of this project is to provide the foundations and the theoretical point-of-entry for further related research.

Item Type:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only) (PhD)
Supervisors:	Stockwell, P.J. Sotirova, V.
Keywords:	Intertextuality, Literary reading
Subjects:	P Language and literature > PN Literature (General) > PN 80 Criticism
Faculties/Schools:	UK Campuses > Faculty of Arts > School of English
Item ID:	14310
Depositing User:	EP, Services
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2014 09:51
Last Modified:	15 Dec 2017 06:00
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/14310

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