Elements of Intertextuality in “Was This Face That Launched a Thousand Ships” By Christopher Marlowe

Abstract

Intertextuality is the connection between various texts, explicitly abstract ones. It is the way that texts allude to and impact different texts. Julia Kristeva initially utilized the term in her 1966 work Word, Dialog and Novel. Intertextuality (articulated in-terr-text-yoo-a-lih-tee) is certainly not an abstract or expository gadget, but instead a reality about scholarly texts – the way that they are on the whole personally interconnected. This applies to all texts: books, works of reasoning, paper articles, films, melodies, artistic creations, and so forth to get Intertextuality, it's urgent to comprehend this wide meaning of "text." Every text is influenced by every one of the texts that preceded it, since those texts impacted the creator's reasoning and stylish decisions, so in this way Intertextuality is Renaissance. Marlowe, at first raised the topic of his plays to a more significant level by giving gallant subjects that promptly spoke to the creative mind of the crowd. For example, we find in Marlowe's plays that Tamburlaine is incredible victor, that Faustus is an extraordinary searcher of information and influence, that Barabbas has the most grounded desire for limitless abundance and that Edward II has incredible honourability blended with uselessness and was the face that dispatched thousand boats depends on the set of experiences.

Thus, Intertextuality is a powerful literary technique that enables writers to establish connections and references to other works, enhancing the depth and meaning of their own creations. This research article aims to explore the intertextual elements present in Christopher Marlowe's poem, "Was This the Face that Launched a Thousand Ships." Through a comprehensive analysis, we delve into the various references to Greek mythology, Shakespearean works, and historical events, shedding light on the intertextual nature of Marlowe's poem. By examining the significance of these intertextual references, we gain a deeper understanding of the poem's themes, character development, and overall literary merit.