{"product_id":"9781138625860","title":"Cryptic Subtexts in Literature and Film Secret Messages and Buried Treasure","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Studies in Comparative Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCryptic Subtexts in Literature and Film\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSecret Messages and Buried Treasure\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSteven F. Walker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Comparative Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the primary objectives of comparative literature is the study of the relationship of texts, also known as \u003ci\u003eintertextuality, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich is a means of contextualizing and analyzing the way literature grows and flourishes through inspiration and imitation, direct or indirect. When the inspiration and imitation is direct and obvious, the study of this rapport falls into the more restricted category of \u003ci\u003ehypertextuality\u003c\/i\u003e. What Steven Walker has labeled a \u003ci\u003ecryptic\u003c\/i\u003e subtext, however, is an \u003ci\u003eextreme\u003c\/i\u003e case of hypertextuality. It involves a series of allusions to another text that have been deliberately inserted by the author into the primary text as potential points of reference. This book takes a deep dive into a broad array of literature and film to explore these allusions and the hidden messages therein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven F. Walker is a Professor of Comparative Literature at Rutgers University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 July 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781138625860\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.38\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63540811989132,"sku":"9781138625860","price":210.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781138625860","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}