Intertextuality is the shaping of a text's meaning by another text. It is a literary device that creates an 'interrelationship between texts' and generates related understanding in separate works. These direct references are made to influence the reader and add layers of depth to a text, based on the readers' prior knowledge and understanding.
An allusion is an indirect reference to someone or something outside of the text. Writers commonly allude to other literary works, famous individuals, historical events, or philosophical ideas, and they do so in order to layer associations and meanings from these sources onto their own work
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