IntertextualityThis book is a comprehensive introduction to the idea of intertextuality and the debates surrounding it. Mary Orr focuses on the four key thinkers whose work has been central to these debates Kristeva, Barthes, Bloom and Genette and, with an innovative perspective, guides the reader through the original texts of each of them. Of special importance is the authors reading of Kristevas Semeiotik. Orrs investigation takes a fresh approach to the rival