Citationality

One author's citation of other authors' works

Citationality, in literary theory, is an author's citation (quoting) of other authors' works. Some works are highly citational, while others seem to exist in a vacuum, without explicit references to other authors or texts. Some writers, such as the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, are highly citational. Citationality is often seen as a typical feature of postmodernism, especially in its pop culture manifestations.

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