Hackett, Brittany

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Poems from Poems: Intertextuality by Brittany Hackett A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Ogden, Utah April 24, 2013 Poems From Poems: Intertextuality By Brittany Hackett No creative writing, whether poetry or prose, is created in a vacuum, but is rather an intertextual web of quotations, imitations, and influences. No creative work is completely original, but that doesn't mean it can't be unique. For example, William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors pulled heavily from Roman playwright Plautus's Menaechmi. Both plays have twins separated at a very young age. Later in life, one set of twins goes in search of the other, which begins the comedy of mistaken identities and the ensuing chaos. Like Menaechmi, The Comedy of Errors ends with the reuniting of family and order restored. Unlike Menaechmi, Shakespeare uses two sets of twins; one set are sons of the merchant and the other set a"No creative writing, whether poetry or prose, is created in a vacuum, but is rather an intertextual web of quotations, imitations, and influences. ... Along with the examination of secondary sources dealing specifically with intertextuality, I have asked two well-known contemporary poets, David Lee and Mary Elizabeth Gillilan, their views on intertextuality and how such can be incorporated into poetry interpretation and writing."

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