Imad R. M. A Stylistic Study of Mythical Intertextuality in Milton's "Lycidas"

Abstract

Intertextuality is a controversial modern linguistic term which has raised unsettled debates
about writers' creativity and ideas ownership. The present paper is a literary linguistic study that
hands over a substantial deliberation on the debated subject. The study is launched by an
introduction to correlated topics including definitions, types, mechanisms, techniques, and
arguments about intertextuality. Then, comprehensive deliberations and detailed analysis of
mythical intertextuality in Milton's "Lycidas" are introduced. The paper has come up with a
conclusion that the author is never dead since the text is alive and no longer a "once upon a time"
narration but rather a living seed endlessly gives birth of current associations and predicts of future
prospects. It has been also reached to a sort of agreement with Kristevain her confirmation on the
productivity of intertextuality.