Intertextuality in David Greig’s plays: function of artistic discourse
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Abdullayeva Yegana
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The article examines the problem of intertextuality in English dramaturgy. The author clarifies the concept of intertextuality, referring to Bakhtin’s concept of polyphony and dialogue, and Kristeva’s concept of intertextual dialogue, understood as cultural memory, and interprets David Greig’s plays. Analyzing the texts of the plays “Euripides’ the Bacchae”, “Europe”, “San Diego”, the author of the article comes to the conclusion that in these plays intratextual and extratextual relations are systematically manifested. These relations can be seen in the theme, idea, plot, motif and images of the plays. Intratextual traces show how the texts are related to each other, while different discourses turn the plays into a literary-aesthetic space. Thus, D. Greig creates an intercultural and intergenerational dialogue in his plays, revealing the general course of history and culture through the prism of individual life.
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Abdullayeva Yegana
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