INTERTEXTUALITY IN ANGELA CARTER’S SHORT STORIES
INTERTEXTUALITY IN ANGELA CARTER’S SHORT STORIES
Author(s): Maria Măţel-BoatcăSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: children’s literature; fairy tale; folklore; history; intertextuality; parody; reference; religion.
Summary/Abstract: “Intertextuality in Angela Carter’s Short Stories”. The ambiguous status of the short stories from the volume The Bloody Chamber, by Angela Carter, where erudite and folkloric references corroborate magic realism, engenders a questioning of the literary genre. After having differentiated between children’s literature and fairy tales, we examine the pastiche and parody elements, arguing for the parodic qualities of these texts. Our demonstration in favour of comic intentionality concludes with an analysis of intertextual and intercultural referencing.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Philologia
- Issue Year: 56/2011
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 57-72
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
