Intertextuality Project

 


I think an interesting idea that Michelle brought up was the project on cast-away tales throughout time. One of my favorite books, The Count of Monte Cristo, is kind of a castaway tale in that the main character is cast out of society for a little bit. Maybe I could connect the two works that way, though they are probably pretty dissimilar. I have not looked into Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, other than its date of publication (1182ish). The Count of Monte Cristo was published in the 1840s, so there is a major time difference there. There is also most likely a space difference. I have always loved stories, so I think looking at different stories throughout space and time will keep me engaged and interested. I think this type of project would benefit from Neatline, however I am not sure I am adept enough to do a good job. I can always gather information and then attempt multiple forms. If I do not do a Neatline exhibition, I will definitely write a paper. I could just do dots where the books were originally published, where they were published in English, and then information about each of them at each dot. I am wondering if a research project on castaway tales needs to be more precise, maybe castaway tales that end up good? I am not sure. I definitely need to meet with Michelle and Kelci and Justin to figure out what to do. I am excited to read a bunch of neat stories though!


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  1. Michelle BOctober 24, 2021 at 7:42 PM

    I think it's worth it to think about the difference between castaways and outcasts--it might be a bit confusing to put the two together (and also give you much too large a pool of texts to choose from). Also don't forget that ideally you will find 4 new texts you don't already know, and from cultures you aren't so familiar with. Are you more interested in castaway stories (shipwrecks, sole survivors or group survivors of shipwrecks, people who end up on islands in the middle of nowhere)? Or are you more interested in outcasts--and if so, which of our 4 texts would this stem from?

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