intertextuality
noun
Definitions
The idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it explicit or implicit.
Example: When one studies the intertextuality of "Hamlet", one realises that William Shakespeare must have read thousands of books.
The reference to another separate and distinct text within a text.
Example: When one studies the intertextuality of "Hamlet", one realises that William Shakespeare must have read thousands of books.