Furthermore, Metzger believes that certain works indeed share the same themes, conventions, and traditions. In this particular passage, he explicitly points out Keats’ manner of using pastoral topoi, within his poetry, to emphasize his personal touch with literary traditions. Keats used the two-step process of incorporation and reinterpretation to find the literary meaning within his translation. Metzger notes that Keats molded pastoral topoi elements into his poem, therefore gaining meaning through reference of other texts. When analyzing Keats’ verbal rendition Metzger noticed that, “he used his poetic resources to animate a marble structure, making mute antiquity speak to him and to his time.” (307) According to intertextualists, for an author and reader it is imperative to have knowledge of the history of literature to fully understand the depths of the work. Metzger insisted on this perspective, throughout his essay, emphasizing that to grasp the true essence of a poem and be able to share that meaning with the world an author/reader must interrelate their knowledge of other works. Intertextualists believe that if this knowledge is not respected, then the results are most likely to be
Furthermore, Metzger believes that certain works indeed share the same themes, conventions, and traditions. In this particular passage, he explicitly points out Keats’ manner of using pastoral topoi, within his poetry, to emphasize his personal touch with literary traditions. Keats used the two-step process of incorporation and reinterpretation to find the literary meaning within his translation. Metzger notes that Keats molded pastoral topoi elements into his poem, therefore gaining meaning through reference of other texts. When analyzing Keats’ verbal rendition Metzger noticed that, “he used his poetic resources to animate a marble structure, making mute antiquity speak to him and to his time.” (307) According to intertextualists, for an author and reader it is imperative to have knowledge of the history of literature to fully understand the depths of the work. Metzger insisted on this perspective, throughout his essay, emphasizing that to grasp the true essence of a poem and be able to share that meaning with the world an author/reader must interrelate their knowledge of other works. Intertextualists believe that if this knowledge is not respected, then the results are most likely to be