Intertextual networks in the correspondence of Lady Katherine Paston
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Sanna-Kaisa Tanskanen
Abstract
In the dialogue of correspondence, letters both respond to previous letters and anticipate new ones. The intertextuality existing between letters in a chain of correspondence can be made explicit, and it is these manifest intertextual connections that are explored in this paper. More specifically, the study focuses on the use of references to other letters as intertextual links.
The analysis reveals that other letters, previous, future, and even some that were planned but never written, are explicitly present in the majority of the letters passing between Lady Katherine Paston and her fellow correspondents. Some types of references to other letters are constrained by the relationship of the correspondents and the frequency of the correspondence, while others function independently of such factors.
Abstract
In the dialogue of correspondence, letters both respond to previous letters and anticipate new ones. The intertextuality existing between letters in a chain of correspondence can be made explicit, and it is these manifest intertextual connections that are explored in this paper. More specifically, the study focuses on the use of references to other letters as intertextual links.
The analysis reveals that other letters, previous, future, and even some that were planned but never written, are explicitly present in the majority of the letters passing between Lady Katherine Paston and her fellow correspondents. Some types of references to other letters are constrained by the relationship of the correspondents and the frequency of the correspondence, while others function independently of such factors.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- About the authors vii
- Introduction 1
- Power and politeness 13
- Letters 27
- Text in context 47
- Intertextual networks in the correspondence of Lady Katherine Paston 73
- Inside and out 89
- Yours sincerely and yours affectionately 115
- “The pleasure of receiving your favour” 131
- Susan Fitzmaurice, The Familiar Letter in Early Modern English: A Pragmatic Approach. 155
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- About the authors vii
- Introduction 1
- Power and politeness 13
- Letters 27
- Text in context 47
- Intertextual networks in the correspondence of Lady Katherine Paston 73
- Inside and out 89
- Yours sincerely and yours affectionately 115
- “The pleasure of receiving your favour” 131
- Susan Fitzmaurice, The Familiar Letter in Early Modern English: A Pragmatic Approach. 155
