Metatextuality

See also: Metafiction

Not to be confused with Paratext or Hypertext.

Metatextuality is a form of intertextual discourse in which a text makes critical commentary on itself or on another text. This concept is related to Gérard Genette's concept of transtextuality in which a text changes or expands on the content of another text.

References

• Chandler, Daniel. "Intertextuality". Semiotics for Beginners. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

See also

• Parody
• Post-structuralism
• Semiotics
• Translation